Tanagers (Thraupidae)
Greater Flowerpiercer (Diglossa major) - HBW 16, p. 277
French: Grand Percefleur
German: Strichelhakenschnabel
Spanish: Pinchaflor Grande
Other common names: Greater Flowerpecker, Great Flowerpiercer
Taxonomy: D[iglossa] major Cabanis, 1848, Cerro Roraima, 6000 feet [c. 1830 m], near border of Guyana and Venezuela.
Genus has sometimes been placed in Coerebidae or Parulidae or even, because of an apparent close relationship to Acanthidops, in Emberizidae. Molecular phylogenies indicate that it is most closely related to Xenodacnis and to Acanthidops, Haplospiza and Catamenia (the last three genera currently placed in Emberizidae), and that all clearly belong in present family. Members of this clade may also be closely related to the Oreomanes–Conirostrum clade. Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- gilliardi Chapman, 1939 - Auyán-tepui (SE Bolívar), in SE Venezuela.
- disjuncta J. T. Zimmer & Phelps, Sr, 1944 - tepuis on W side of Gran Sabana (including Ptari-tepui, Sororopán-tepui, Uaipán-tepui, Aprada-tepui, and Acopán-tepui), in SE Venezuela.
- chimantae Phelps, Sr & Phelps, Jr, 1947 - Chimantá-tepui (SE Bolívar).
- major Cabanis, 1848 - Cerro Roraima, including sites within Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana; also Cerro Cuquenán and Uei-tepui, in extreme SE Bolívar (Venezuela).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird on the top of a dry branch and flying away Locality Sierra de Lema, Canaima National Park, Bolívar State, Venezuela (ssp gilliardi)
DAVID ASCANIO 31 May 2003 5 years ago 14 sec 3.9 -
A bird perched and flying away Locality Sierra de Lema, Canaima National Park, Bolívar State, Venezuela (ssp gilliardi)
DAVID ASCANIO 31 May 2003 5 years ago n/a 3.9 -
An individual perched, looking around and flying away Locality Sierra de Lema, Canaima National Park, Bolívar State, Venezuela (ssp gilliardi)
DAVID ASCANIO 31 May 2003 5 years ago 7 sec 3.9 -
A brief view of an individual perched, at an elevation of 1300 m Locality Sierra de Lema, Canaima National Park, Bolívar State, Venezuela (ssp gilliardi)
DAVID ASCANIO 30 April 2003 5 years ago n/a 2.9 -
Foraging behavior on Orectanthe sceptrum. Locality Mount Roraima, Bolívar State, Venezuela (ssp major)
yemayalopez 8 October 2009 3 years ago 58 sec 2
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An adult
Locality Mount Roraima, Bolívar State, Venezuela
MARCELO CAMACHO 23 January 2013 17 weeks ago 4 -
An individual feeding on berries of a bush
Locality Escalera Road, Sierra de Lema, Canaima National Park, Bolívar State, Venezuela
Gustavo A. Rodríguez 31 July 2010 1 year ago 3.9 -
A bird perched on a thin branch.
Locality Sierra de Lema, Canaima National Park, Bolívar State, Venezuela (ssp major)
David Southall 1 year ago 3.8 -
singing
Locality Mount Roraima, Bolívar State, Venezuela (ssp major)
yemayalopez 9 October 2009 3 years ago 3.6 -
Perched after feeding on red flowers
Locality Sierra de Lema, Canaima National Park, Bolívar State, Venezuela
Richard Bayldon 6 March 2012 1 year ago 3.2 -
Foraging behavior on Stegolepis guianensis
Locality Mount Roraima, Bolívar State, Venezuela (ssp major)
yemayalopez 8 October 2009 3 years ago 3
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