Blue Dacnis
Dacnis cayana
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusDacnis (Typical Dacnises)
- SpeciesDacnis cayana (Blue Dacnis)
Closest Relatives at Bastimentos Island National Marine Park
Scarlet-thighed Dacnis
Dacnis venusta
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Variable Seedeater
Sporophila corvina
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Plain-colored Tanager
Tangara inornata
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus passerinii
Tawny-crested Tanager
Tachyphonus delatrii
Shining Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes lucidus
Green Honeycreeper
Chlorophanes spiza
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
Golden-hooded Tanager
Stilpnia larvata
📅 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 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park?
About 21% of visitor-days record a Blue Dacnis sighting in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park, based on 646 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Blue Dacnis in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Blue Dacnis in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park in our monthly data.