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    Cinnamon-bellied Flowerpiercer (Diglossa baritula)

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    Cinnamon-bellied flowerpiercer
    Male, Antigua Guatemala
    Scientific classification Edit this classification
    Domain: Eukaryota
    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
    Class: Aves
    Order: Passeriformes
    Family: Thraupidae
    Genus: Diglossa
    Species:
    D. baritula
    Binomial name
    Diglossa baritula
    Wagler, 1832

    The cinnamon-bellied flowerpiercer (Diglossa baritula) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico.

    Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest. It is a species known to be a nectar robber, apparently taking nectar while not pollinating the plant.[2]

    References

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    1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Diglossa baritula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22723636A132022988. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22723636A132022988.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
    2. ^ Maloof, Joan E; Inouye, David W (Oct 2000). "Are nectar robbers cheaters or mutualists?". Ecology. 81 (10): 2651–2661. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.463.752. doi:10.1890/0012-9658(2000)081[2651:ANRCOM]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0012-9658.