Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | punxaflors de Mérida |
| Dutch | Méridaberghoningkruiper |
| English | Merida Flowerpiercer |
| English (United States) | Merida Flowerpiercer |
| French | Percefleur du Mérida |
| French (France) | Percefleur du Mérida |
| German | Méridahakenschnabel |
| Japanese | メリダハナサシミツドリ |
| Norwegian | meridablomsterborer |
| Polish | haczykodziobek ciemny |
| Russian | Меридский цветокол |
| Serbian | Bušilica iz Meride |
| Slovak | kvetárik hnedobruchý |
| Spanish | Pinchaflor de Mérida |
| Spanish (Spain) | Pinchaflor de Mérida |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Robanéctar Carbonoso |
| Swedish | méridablomstickare |
| Turkish | Merida Çiçekdeleni |
| Ukrainian | Квіткокол мериданський |
Diglossa gloriosa Sclater & Salvin, 1871
PROTONYM:
Diglossa gloriosa
Sclater & Salvin, 1871. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1870, Part 3, p.780,784 pl.46 fig.1[=2].
TYPE LOCALITY:
Paramo de la Culata, north of Merida [, Venezuela].
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- DIGLOSSA
- gloriosa
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Merida Flowerpiercer Diglossa gloriosa Scientific name definitions
Courtney Drake, Erik R. Funk, Casey H. Richart, and Kevin J. Burns
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 12, 2018
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 12, 2018
Sounds and Vocal Behavior
Vocalizations
Very little has been documented about the vocalizations of the Merida Flowerpiercer (Hilty 2011). Meyer de Schauensee and Phelps (1978) attribute a "long, thin trill" to this species, but such a vocalization has not been documented with audio recordings. The apparent song is a short, rapid, jumbled series of musical warbles, lasting about two to three seconds, and changing pitch continuously throughout. Vuilleumier and Ewert (1978) mention, but do not describe, a flight song.
A call is short, high, thin note.
Additional audio recordings of vocalizations of Merida Flowerpiercer can be heard at Macaulay Library and at xeno-canto.
Nonvocal Sounds
None reported.
