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 →
30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Blue Dacnis sighting in Iguazú National Park, based on 1,354 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Iguazú National Park
Sayaca Tanager
Thraupis sayaca
Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola
Black-goggled Tanager
Trichothraupis melanops
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Magpie Tanager
Cissopis leverianus
Green-winged Saltator
Saltator similis
Green-headed Tanager
Tangara seledon
Chestnut-vented Conebill
Conirostrum speciosum
Swallow Tanager
Tersina viridis
Guira Tanager
Hemithraupis guira
Red-crested Finch
Coryphospingus cucullatus
Ruby-crowned Tanager
Tachyphonus coronatus
📅 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 Iguazú National Park?
About 32% of wildlife watchers report a Blue Dacnis sighting in Iguazú National Park, based on 1,354 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Blue Dacnis in Iguazú National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Blue Dacnis in Iguazú National Park in our monthly data.