Blue Dacnis
Dacnis cayana
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusDacnis (Typical Dacnises)
- SpeciesDacnis cayana (Blue Dacnis)
The blue dacnis or turquoise honeycreeper (Dacnis cayana) is a small passerine bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is found in Central America from Honduras to Panama, on Trinidad, and in every mainland South American country except Chile and Uruguay. Wikipedia →
50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Blue Dacnis sighting in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park, based on 441 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Chapada dos Guimarães National Park
Black-faced Dacnis
Dacnis lineata
Sayaca Tanager
Thraupis sayaca
Swallow Tanager
Tersina viridis
White-lined Tanager
Tachyphonus rufus
Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola
Silver-beaked Tanager
Ramphocelus carbo
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Burnished-buff Tanager
Stilpnia cayana
Red-crested Finch
Coryphospingus cucullatus
Double-collared Seedeater
Sporophila caerulescens
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Blue Dacnis in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park?
About 52% of wildlife watchers report a Blue Dacnis sighting in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park, based on 441 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Blue Dacnis in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Blue Dacnis in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park in our monthly data.