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Blue dacnis or Turquoise honeycreeper

Dacnis cayana

Photo by Rubens Araujo
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

The blue dacnis or turquoise honeycreeper (Dacnis cayana) is a small passerine bird. This member of the tanager family is found from Nicaragua to Panama, on Trinidad, and in South America south to Bolivia and northern Argentina. It is widespread and often common, especially in parts of its South American range.

Notes:

Brazilian name: saí-azul

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