Blue Dacnis

Dacnis cayana (Linnaeus, 1766)

Blue Dacnis, Dacnis cayana, is a passerine tanager found in Middle America and South America from Honduras to north-east Argentina. It lives in forests and other woodland, and also uses gardens and parks. The adult male is turquoise blue with black on the face, throat and back, while the wings and tail are black with turquoise edges. Females and young birds are mostly green, with a blue head, paler underparts and brown wings edged in green. It was described by Linnaeus in 1766.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Thraupidae — Tanagers & Allies

Breeding range

Middle America, South America: Honduras to ne Argentina