Rusty Flowerpiercer
Diglossa sittoides
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusDiglossa (Flowerpiercers)
- SpeciesDiglossa sittoides (Rusty Flowerpiercer)
Closest Relatives at Huascarán National Park
Black-throated Flowerpiercer
Diglossa brunneiventris
Peruvian Sierra-Finch
Phrygilus punensis
Ash-breasted Sierra-Finch
Geospizopsis plebejus
Tit-like Dacnis
Xenodacnis parina
Phrygilus unicolor
Geospizopsis unicolor
Plain-colored Seedeater
Catamenia inornata
Cinereous Conebill
Conirostrum cinereum
Band-tailed Seedeater
Catamenia analis
Giant Conebill
Conirostrum binghami
Bright-rumped Yellow Finch
Sicalis uropigyalis
Band-tailed Sierra-Finch
Porphyrospiza alaudina
Blue-and-yellow Tanager
Rauenia bonariensis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Huascarán National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 5 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 8 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 9 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 10 | Cajas National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 11 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 12 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Rusty Flowerpiercer in Huascarán National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Rusty Flowerpiercer sighting in Huascarán National Park, based on 19 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Rusty Flowerpiercer in Huascarán National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Rusty Flowerpiercer in Huascarán National Park in our monthly data.