---
title: "Masked Flowerpiercer"
description: "Diglossa cyanea — Uccelli. The masked flowerpiercer (Diglossa cyanea) is a species of bird in the tanager family, Thraupidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/masked-flowerpiercer
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Masked Flowerpiercer

> Diglossa cyanea — Uccelli. The masked flowerpiercer (Diglossa cyanea) is a species of bird in the tanager family, Thraupidae.

- Scientific name: *Diglossa cyanea*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `mountains` (Montagne)
- iNaturalist observations: 2607
- Wikidata: [Q1301708](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1301708)
- iNaturalist taxon: [72811](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/72811)

## Names

- en: Masked Flowerpiercer
- de: Maskenhakenschnabel
- es: Picaflor Enmascarado
- fr: Percefleur masqué
- nl: Maskerberghoningkruiper
- pl: Haczykodziobek maskowy

## Countries with the most observations

EC (1140), CO (1013), PE (168), BO (81), VE (4)

## Summary

The masked flowerpiercer (Diglossa cyanea) is a species of bird in the tanager family, Thraupidae. It is found in humid montane forest and scrub in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. Flowerpiercers got their name from the fact that they have a sharp hook on the tip of their upper mandible which they use to slice open the base of flowers to get at the nectar.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masked_flowerpiercer

## Photo

![Masked Flowerpiercer](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/masked-flowerpiercer/medium.jpg)

Photo: Irene · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/247198544

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/masked-flowerpiercer?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).