Yellow-bellied Dacnis

About the Yellow-bellied Dacnis

The yellow-bellied dacnis (Dacnis flaviventer) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. The yellow-bellied dacnis was formally described in 1837 with its current binomial Dacnis flaviventer. The species is monotypic.

The yellow-bellied dacnis is 11 to 13 cm (4.3 to 5.1 in) long; three individuals weighed 12 to 14 g (0.42 to 0.49 oz). It has a short, slightly decurved, pointed bill. The species is sexually dimorphic. Adult males have a dark mossy green crown to the upper nape and a wide yellow malar stripe on an otherwise black face. Their lower nape and mantle are black. Their scapulars, the sides of their back, and their rump and uppertail coverts are yellow. Their tail, upperwing coverts, and flight feathers are black. They have a teardrop-shaped black throat. Their underparts are yellow with black streaks that weaken from the breast to the belly. Adult females have an olive-green head and upperparts and dusky brown wings and tail. Their breast is dingy yellowish buff that becomes yellower on the belly; they have olive streaks like... Wikipedia →