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Blue dacnis (Dacnis cayana)

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Blue dacnis (Dacnis cayana)

English, Dutch and scientific names.
Species/Soort Family/Familie Order/Orde Class/Klasse Phylum/Stam Kingdom/Rijk
Blue dacnis Tanagers and allies Perching birds Birds Chordate Animals
Blauwe pitpit Zangvogels Vogels Gewervelden Dieren
Dacnis cayana Thraupidae Passeriformes Aves Chordata Animalia

Morro Frio (Cachoeiras de Macacu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 32 m)

2026:09:12 10:16:54
Blue dacnis (Dacnis cayana)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/1600 sec at F4.5, ISO 5000, distance 12.5 m

The photo shows a male.

Morro Frio (Cachoeiras de Macacu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 35 m)

2026:09:13 11:17:10
Blue dacnis (Dacnis cayana)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/1600 sec at F4.5, ISO 2500, distance 9.09 m

The photo shows a female.

Morro Frio (Cachoeiras de Macacu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 36 m)

2026:09:12 09:11:43
Blue dacnis (Dacnis cayana)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/1000 sec at F5.6, ISO 5000, distance 8.69 m

The photo shows a female.

Areal (Cachoeiras de Macacu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 25 m)

2026:09:13 09:47:55
Blue dacnis (Dacnis cayana)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/1600 sec at F4.5, ISO 5000, distance 11.2 m

Caño Negro (Los Chiles, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica)

2024:11:21 09:10:22
Blue dacnis (Dacnis cayana)
OM-1 Mark II with M.300mm F4.0 + MC-14, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 8000, distance 12.1 m

Where I have seen this species

The database holds 50 pictures at 7 locations. Click a dot for the place and date; use + and − to zoom in and out, and drag the map to move around.

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Tanagers and allies

Orders with photos