Alternative names: Turquoise Dacnis-Tanager; Pseudodacnis
- Dacnis hartlaubi
Identification
11cm. A dacnis with a heavier bill than other members of the genus.
Male
- Turquoise crown
- Narrow black mask joining black of nape and back
- Turquoise blue scapulars, side of back, rump and uppertail-coverts
- Black wing and tail
- Tertials edged and tipped blue
- Small and narrow black throat patch
- Turquoise blue underparts and broad malar area to side of neck
- Bright yellow eye
Female
- Mainly dull brown above
- Pale greyish-buff underparts, more yellowish-white on centre of belly
- Orange-yellow eye
Juveniles undescribed.
Distribution
Endemic to western and central Colombia.
A rare, very local and declining restricted-range species.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species1.
It has been placed in the genus Pseudodacnis
Habitat
Humid forest, second-growth borders, forest borders and scattered trees in highland clearing and shade trees over coffee.
Generally at 1350 to 2200m, locally lower on Pacific slope (down to 300m).
Behaviour
Feeds on fruit, takes also some arthropods.
Often seen singly, foraging high in outer foliage. Also follows mixed-species flocks.
One male in breeding condition was found in August. No other information about breeding.
Probably a resident species.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2012. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2011. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 16: Tanagers to New World Blackbirds. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553781
