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

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An adult Locality Mount Roraima, Bolívar State, Venezuela
MARCELO CAMACHO 23 January 2013 13 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
singing Locality Mount Roraima, Bolívar State, Venezuela (ssp major)
yemayalopez 9 October 2009 3 years ago 3