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 Madidi National Park
Black-faced Dacnis
Dacnis lineata
Yellow-bellied Dacnis
Dacnis flaviventer
Silver-beaked Tanager
Ramphocelus carbo
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Paradise Tanager
Tangara chilensis
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
Guira Tanager
Hemithraupis guira
Bay-headed Tanager
Tangara gyrola
Green Honeycreeper
Chlorophanes spiza
Purple Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes caeruleus
Masked Tanager
Stilpnia nigrocincta
Swallow Tanager
Tersina viridis
📅 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 Madidi National Park?
About 22% of visitor-days record a Blue Dacnis sighting in Madidi National Park, based on 152 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Blue Dacnis in Madidi National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Blue Dacnis in Madidi National Park in our monthly data.