- Dacnis nigripes
Identification
11 cm (4¼ in)
Male
- Turquoise-blue
- Black: throat patch, short eye-stripe and upper mantle
- Wings mainly black but have broad blue fringes to greater coverts and tertials
- Blackish tail
- Red iris
- Dusky legs
Female
- Browny-olive above
- Greeny-blue on forecrown, cheeks, scapulars and rump
- Dull buffish below.
Distribution
South America: found in south-eastern Brazil (Minas Gerais to Santa Catarina).
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Moist lowland forests and montanes, to 1,700 m.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of insects and small fruits; also nectar, berries and seeds.
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/
- BirdLife International
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Black-legged Dacnis. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-legged_Dacnis
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
