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title: "Rusty Flowerpiercer"
description: "Diglossa sittoides — Aves. The rusty flowerpiercer (Diglossa sittoides) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/rusty-flowerpiercer
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Rusty Flowerpiercer

> Diglossa sittoides — Aves. The rusty flowerpiercer (Diglossa sittoides) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.

- Scientific name: *Diglossa sittoides*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `mountains` (Montanhas)
- iNaturalist observations: 1429
- Wikidata: [Q370309](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q370309)
- iNaturalist taxon: [9844](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/9844)

## Names

- en: Rusty Flowerpiercer
- de: Rostbauch-Hakenschnabel
- es: Payador canela
- fr: Percefleur rouilleux
- nl: Kleverberghoningkruiper
- pl: Haczykodziobek rdzawobrzuchy

## Countries with the most observations

CO (848), EC (135), PE (90), BO (66), AR (44), VE (18)

## Summary

The rusty flowerpiercer (Diglossa sittoides) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Diego Carús · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/37651144

## Machine access

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