Dacnis cayana

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Dacnis cayana, commonly known as the blue dacnis, is a small, brightly colored Neotropical songbird renowned for the male’s vivid blue and black plumage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Neotropical bird
bird species
songbird
bodyLength about 12 cm
breedingSystem socially monogamous
class Aves
clutchSize 2 eggs
commonName blue dacnis
turquoise honeycreeper
conservationStatus Least Concern
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
surface form: IUCN Red List
describedBy Carl Linnaeus
diet fruit
insects
nectar
spiders
elevationRange foothills
lowlands
family Thraupidae
femalePlumageColor bluish
greenish
foragingStratum canopy
subcanopy
genus Dacnis
habitat forest edge
gardens
humid forest
parks
plantations
second-growth woodland
IUCNRedListCategoryVersion IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria
surface form: IUCN 3.1
kingdom Animalia
malePlumageColor black
bright blue
migratoryBehavior mostly resident
nativeRange Central America
South America
Tobago
Trinidad
nestType cup-shaped nest
occursIn Bolivia
Brazil
Colombia
Costa Rica
Ecuador
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Venezuela
northern Argentina
order Passeriformes
originalBinomialName Motacilla
surface form: Motacilla cayana
phylum Chordata
sexualDimorphism present
socialBehavior often joins mixed-species flocks
often seen in pairs
taxonRank species
vocalizationType high-pitched song
yearDescribed 1766

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Thraupidae includes Dacnis cayana