Diglossa caerulescens

Diglossa caerulescens, Onzaga, Santander, Colombia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Passeroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Eusaurischia Subordo: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Classis/Infraclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Subclassis/Parvclassis: Neornithes Infraclassis/Cohors: Neognathae Cladus: Neoaves Cladus: Telluraves Cladus: Australaves Ordo: Passeriformes Subordo: Passeri Infraordo: Passerida Superfamilia: Passeroidea

Familia: Thraupidae
Genus: Diglossa
Species: Diglossa caerulescens
Subspecies: D. c. caerulescens – D. c. ginesi – D. c. media – D. c. mentalis – D. c. pallida – D. c. saturata

Synonyms: D. c. intermedia – included in saturata.

Name

Diglossa caerulescens (P.L. Sclater, 1856)

• Type locality: Caracas, Venezuela

Synonymy

• Diglossopis caerulescens (protonym)

References

Primary references

• Sclater, P.L. 1856. Descriptions of eight new species of Birds from South America. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History 17 (2): 466–470. BHL Reference page.  p. 467

Additional references

• Mauck, W.M. & Burns, K.J. 2009. Phylogeny, biogeography, and recurrent evolution of divergent bill types in the nectar-stealing flowerpiercers (Thraupini: Diglossa and Diglossopis). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 98(1): 14-28. DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2009.01278.xReference page. 

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Silberhakenschnabel
English: Bluish Flowerpiercer
español: Pinchaflor azulado

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