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 Braulio Carrillo National Park
Scarlet-thighed Dacnis
Dacnis venusta
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus passerinii
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Golden-hooded Tanager
Stilpnia larvata
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
Green Honeycreeper
Chlorophanes spiza
Variable Seedeater
Sporophila corvina
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Shining Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes lucidus
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes cyaneus
Tawny-crested Tanager
Tachyphonus delatrii
📅 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 Braulio Carrillo National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Blue Dacnis sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park, based on 424 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Blue Dacnis in Braulio Carrillo National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Blue Dacnis in Braulio Carrillo National Park in our monthly data.