Blue Dacnis
Dacnis cayana
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusDacnis (Typical Dacnises)
- SpeciesDacnis cayana (Blue Dacnis)
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. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue Dacnis sighting in Cahuita National Park, based on 27 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Cahuita National Park
Scarlet-thighed Dacnis
Dacnis venusta
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus passerinii
Variable Seedeater
Sporophila corvina
Golden-hooded Tanager
Stilpnia larvata
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
White-shouldered Tanager
Loriotus luctuosus
Shining Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes lucidus
White-lined Tanager
Tachyphonus rufus
Tawny-crested Tanager
Tachyphonus delatrii
📅 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 Cahuita National Park?
About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Blue Dacnis sighting in Cahuita National Park, based on 27 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Blue Dacnis in Cahuita National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Blue Dacnis in Cahuita National Park in our monthly data.