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Blue Dacnis
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Songbirds & other perching birds

Blue Dacnis

Dacnis cayana (Linnaeus, 1766)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishBlue Dacnis
DutchBlauwe Pitpit
SpanishSaí azul
Chinese蓝锥嘴雀
Scientific nameDacnis cayana (Linnaeus, 1766)

About this species

The blue dacnis or turquoise honeycreeper (Dacnis cayana) is a small passerine bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is found in Central America from Honduras to Panama, on Trinidad, and in every mainland South American country except Chile and Uruguay.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyThraupidae
GenusDacnis

In Suriname

1,056Records in Suriname
19iNaturalist observations
1893First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini363
  • Brokopondo321
  • Para232
  • Paramaribo30
  • Commewijne3
  • Saramacca2

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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