Alternative Name: Turquoise Honeycreeper.
- Dacnis cayana
Identification
13 cm. Male - turquoise, black forehead, throat, back, 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[1]
Eight subspecies are recognized:
- 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 and forests.
Behaviour
Breeding
It builds a bulky cup nest. The 2 white, brown-blotched eggs are incubated by the female.
Diet
The diet includes insects and fruit.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Blue Dacnis. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue_Dacnis