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 Tenorio Volcano National Park
Scarlet-thighed Dacnis
Dacnis venusta
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus passerinii
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Green Honeycreeper
Chlorophanes spiza
Variable Seedeater
Sporophila corvina
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Golden-hooded Tanager
Stilpnia larvata
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
Rufous-winged Tanager
Tangara lavinia
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes cyaneus
Crimson-collared Tanager
Ramphocelus sanguinolentus
📅 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 Tenorio Volcano National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Blue Dacnis sighting in Tenorio Volcano National Park, based on 46 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Blue Dacnis in Tenorio Volcano National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Blue Dacnis in Tenorio Volcano National Park in our monthly data.