Aves, Thraupidae, Indigo Flowerpiercer Diglossa indigotica (Sclater, 1856): New country records, natural history notes, and occurrence in northwest Ecuador

By

Solano-Ugalde, Alejandro
Brinkhuizen, Dusan M

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2012-5-1

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

8

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

245--247

Subjects

Aves , Ecuador , new records , Pichincha province , Thraupidae

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/8.2.245

 

Abstract

Only old records of the Indigo Flowerpiercer Diglossa indigotica are known from Pichincha province, Ecuador. Here we report 26 sight records of this rare species at a new locality, the Bosque Protector Mashpi. These novel records confirm that the species is resident, and represent the first evidence of breeding in the country. The species seems to have a habitat preference for patches of short Ericaceous growth, but occurs locally in mossy cloud forest, typically found in low densities. Adults sang throughout the year, usually from canopy but also from inside short Ericaceous growth. The discovery of this site posses a great opportunity to further studies of this little known Choco endemic species.