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 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park
Scarlet-thighed Dacnis
Dacnis venusta
Slaty Flowerpiercer
Diglossa plumbea
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Silver-throated Tanager
Tangara icterocephala
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus passerinii
Golden-hooded Tanager
Stilpnia larvata
Yellow-faced Grassquit
Tiaris olivaceus
Bay-headed Tanager
Tangara gyrola
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
Variable Seedeater
Sporophila corvina
Emerald Tanager
Tangara florida
📅 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 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Blue Dacnis sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park, based on 71 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Blue Dacnis in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Blue Dacnis in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park in our monthly data.