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 Tayrona National Natural Park
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Crimson-backed Tanager
Ramphocelus dimidiatus
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Olivaceous Saltator
Saltator olivascens
Gray-headed Tanager
Eucometis penicillata
Gray Seedeater
Sporophila intermedia
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
Blue-black Grassquit
Volatinia jacarina
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes cyaneus
Streaked Saltator
Saltator striatipectus
Purple Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes caeruleus
📅 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 Tayrona National Natural Park?
About 16% of visitor-days record a Blue Dacnis sighting in Tayrona National Natural Park, based on 171 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Blue Dacnis in Tayrona National Natural Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Blue Dacnis in Tayrona National Natural Park in our monthly data.