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title: "Slaty Flowerpiercer"
description: "Diglossa plumbea — Uccelli. The slaty flowerpiercer (Diglossa plumbea) is a passerine bird endemic to the Talamancan montane forests."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/slaty-flowerpiercer
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Slaty Flowerpiercer

> Diglossa plumbea — Uccelli. The  slaty flowerpiercer (Diglossa plumbea) is a  passerine bird endemic to the Talamancan montane forests.

- Scientific name: *Diglossa plumbea*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `mountains` (Montagne)
- iNaturalist observations: 1159
- Wikidata: [Q1301481](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1301481)
- iNaturalist taxon: [9832](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/9832)

## Names

- en: Slaty Flowerpiercer
- de: Einfarb-Hakenschnabel
- es: Pinchaflor Plomizo
- fr: Percefleur ardoisé
- nl: Leigrijze berghoningkruiper
- pl: Haczykodziobek śniady

## Countries with the most observations

CR (927), PA (167)

## Summary

The  slaty flowerpiercer (Diglossa plumbea) is a  passerine bird endemic to the Talamancan montane forests.
This is a common bird in mountain forest canopy and edges, and especially in sunlit clearings and areas with flowering shrubs, which can include gardens. The lower altitudinal limit of its breeding range increases from 1200 m in the north of Costa Rica to 1900 m in the southern mountains. It is found well above the timberline in páramo habitat.
The large cup nest, built by the female, is made of coarse plant material and lined with fine fibres. It is placed 0.4 to 4 m up in a dense shrub, grass tussock or pine…

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Dario Taraborelli · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/103586730

## Machine access

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