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 Parque Natural Metropolitano
Tachyphonus luctuosus
Loriotus luctuosus
Crimson-backed Tanager
Ramphocelus dimidiatus
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Plain-colored Tanager
Tangara inornata
Variable Seedeater
Sporophila corvina
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes cyaneus
Green Honeycreeper
Chlorophanes spiza
Flame-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus flammigerus
Gray-headed Tanager
Eucometis penicillata
Golden-hooded Tanager
Stilpnia larvata
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
📅 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 Parque Natural Metropolitano?
About 35% of visitor-days record a Blue Dacnis sighting in Parque Natural Metropolitano, based on 416 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Blue Dacnis in Parque Natural Metropolitano?
February has the highest sighting rate for Blue Dacnis in Parque Natural Metropolitano in our monthly data.