Diglossopis is a genus

Genus

In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

 of blue flowerpiercer

Flowerpiercer

The flowerpiercers are the members of two genera of tanagers, Diglossa and Diglossopis. The latter genus is sometimes subsumed into the former, but at present most authorities maintain them as separate. Based on mtDNA, the Indigo Flowerpiercer, which traditionally has been placed in Diglossopis,...

s in the family Thraupidae. They are closely related to the genus Diglossa

Diglossa (bird)

Diglossa is a genus of flowerpiercers in the family Thraupidae. Sometimes classified in the bunting and American sparrow family Emberizidae, more recent studies have shown it to belong in the Thraupidae...

, and some retain all flowerpiercers in that genus. They were formerly classified in the bunting

Bunting

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 and American sparrow

American sparrow

American sparrows are a group of mainly New World passerine birds, forming part of the family Emberizidae. American sparrows are seed-eating birds with conical bills, brown or gray in color, and many species have distinctive head patterns....

 family Emberizidae

Emberizidae

The Emberizidae are a large family of passerine birds. They are seed-eating birds with a distinctively shaped bill.In Europe, most species are called buntings. In North America, most of the species in this family are known as sparrows, but these birds are not closely related to the sparrows, the...

, more recent studies have shown it to belong in the Thraupidae. They are restricted to highland forest and woodland from Venezuela

Venezuela

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 and Colombia

Colombia

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, through Ecuador

Ecuador

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 and Peru

Peru

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, to Bolivia

Bolivia

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Species list

• Indigo Flowerpiercer, Diglossopis indigotica – based on mtDNA, belongs in the genus Diglossa.
• Deep-blue Flowerpiercer, Diglossopis glauca.
• Bluish Flowerpiercer, Diglossopis caerulescens.
• Masked Flowerpiercer, Diglossopis cyanea.