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 Carara National Park
Scarlet-thighed Dacnis
Dacnis venusta
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes cyaneus
Tachyphonus luctuosus
Loriotus luctuosus
Gray-headed Tanager
Eucometis penicillata
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus passerinii
Golden-hooded Tanager
Stilpnia larvata
Variable Seedeater
Sporophila corvina
Green Honeycreeper
Chlorophanes spiza
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Bay-headed Tanager
Tangara gyrola
📅 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 Carara National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Blue Dacnis sighting in Carara National Park, based on 270 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Blue Dacnis in Carara National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Blue Dacnis in Carara National Park in our monthly data.