Alternative Name: Turquoise Honeycreeper.
- Dacnis cayana
Identification
11–12 cm (4¼-4¾ in)
Male
- Turquoise
- Black forehead, throat, and back
- Black wings and tail, edged with turquoise
Female and immature
- Green upperparts
- Paler green underparts
- Green-edged brown wings
- Blue head
Distribution
From Honduras through Central and South America to Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Eight subspecies are recognized[1]:
- D. c. ultramarina:
- D. c. callaina:
- Western Costa Rica and western Panama (Chiriquí)
- D. c. napaea:
- Tropical northern Colombia
- D. c. baudoana:
- D. c. coerbicolor:
- Central Colombia (Cauca and Magdalena valleys)
- D. c. cayana:
- D. c. glaucogularis:
- D. c. paraguayensis:
Habitat
Woodlands, terra firme forests and second growth.
Behaviour
Breeding
They build a bulky cup nest. The 2 white, brown-blotched eggs are incubated by the female.
Diet
The diet consists of insects and fruit.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2016)
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Blue Dacnis. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 9 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue_Dacnis
External Links
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