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 Emas National Park
Black-throated Saltator
Saltatricula atricollis
Blue-black Grassquit
Volatinia jacarina
Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola
Plumbeous Seedeater
Sporophila plumbea
White-rumped Tanager
Cypsnagra hirundinacea
White-banded Tanager
Neothraupis fasciata
Wedge-tailed Grass-Finch
Emberizoides herbicola
Burnished-buff Tanager
Stilpnia cayana
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Coal-crested Finch
Charitospiza eucosma
Black-masked Finch
Coryphaspiza melanotis
Sayaca Tanager
Thraupis sayaca
📅 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 Emas National Park?
About 21% of visitor-days record a Blue Dacnis sighting in Emas National Park, based on 38 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Blue Dacnis in Emas National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Blue Dacnis in Emas National Park in our monthly data.