Slaty Flowerpiercer (female) approaches orange flowers, Panama
Finca Lerida Coffee Plantation & Hotel, Alto Quiel, near Boquete, Chiriqui Province, Panama (September 2016)
We visited Finca Lerida to sample the coffee but the beautiful gardens there were discovered to be a magnet for many birds. I only wish I could have stayed longer! The Slaty Flowerpiercer uses it's unusual hooked bill to take nectar from the base of a flower without pollinating the plant.
Status is classified as Least Concern. Distribution is Costa Rica to western Panama. For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Slaty flowerpiercer (Diglossa plumbea) / Wikipedia
Slaty Flowerpiercer Diglossa plumbea / Bird Forum
BirdLife International / Slaty Flowerpiercer Diglossa plumbea
Slaty Flowerpiercer Diglossa plumbea / Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Shooting Time 12:12
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/1250
Av(Aperture Value) 4.0
Exposure Compensation 0
ISO Speed 1600
Latitude 08 48 46.9 N
Longitude 82 28 58.7 W
Altitude 1713.70m
We visited Finca Lerida to sample the coffee but the beautiful gardens there were discovered to be a magnet for many birds. I only wish I could have stayed longer! The Slaty Flowerpiercer uses it's unusual hooked bill to take nectar from the base of a flower without pollinating the plant.
Status is classified as Least Concern. Distribution is Costa Rica to western Panama. For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Slaty flowerpiercer (Diglossa plumbea) / Wikipedia
Slaty Flowerpiercer Diglossa plumbea / Bird Forum
BirdLife International / Slaty Flowerpiercer Diglossa plumbea
Slaty Flowerpiercer Diglossa plumbea / Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Shooting Time 12:12
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/1250
Av(Aperture Value) 4.0
Exposure Compensation 0
ISO Speed 1600
Latitude 08 48 46.9 N
Longitude 82 28 58.7 W
Altitude 1713.70m
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