Blue Dacnis
Dacnis cayana(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
English (US) Blue Dacnis
The Blue Dacnis (Dacnis cayana) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Thraupidae (Tanagers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Dacnis cayana
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Blue Dacnis
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 8 subspecies for this species.
- Dacnis cayana callaina
- Dacnis cayana ultramarina
- Dacnis cayana napaea
- Dacnis cayana baudoana
- Dacnis cayana caerebicolor
- Dacnis cayana cayana
- Dacnis cayana glaucogularis
- Dacnis cayana paraguayensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Motacilla cayana
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
- Type locality
- Cayenne.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.336
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Tanagers and Allies
White-bellied Dacnis
Dacnis albiventris
Black-faced Dacnis
Dacnis lineata
Yellow-bellied Dacnis
Dacnis flaviventer
Turquoise Dacnis
Dacnis hartlaubi
Black-legged Dacnis
Dacnis nigripes
Scarlet-thighed Dacnis
Dacnis venusta
Viridian Dacnis
Dacnis viguieri
Scarlet-breasted Dacnis
Dacnis berlepschi
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Iridophanes pulcherrimus
Green Honeycreeper
Chlorophanes spiza
Sulphur-rumped Tanager
Heterospingus rubrifrons
Scarlet-browed Tanager
Heterospingus xanthopygius
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