Burung kicau (Songbirds)
Blue Dacnis
Dacnis cayana
- langka
- 32 km/h
- Risiko rendah
Male is turquoise-blue with a black mask and throat, prying insects from epiphytes in Neotropical canopy.
- Populasi
- ~50 million mature individuals (moderate declining trend, described as fairly common)
- Habitat
- Subtropical/tropical moist lowland forest, forest edge, woodland, swamps, plantations, gardens/parks, and dry savanna/shrubland from sea level up to about 1,200 m elevation
- Fakta menarik
- Male Blue Dacnis are brilliant turquoise with a black mask and throat while females are lime-green with a blue head, and despite the nickname "turquoise honeycreeper" they are not true honeycreepers, which have longer, more decurved bills.
- Sebaran
- Central and South America: from Nicaragua and Panama south through Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Trinidad and Tobago, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and northern Argentina; resident (non-migratory) across roughly 15.7 million km2
- Makanan
- Mainly insects gleaned from foliage, flowers, and bromeliads, plus fruit (figs, bananas, berries) swallowed whole; nectar is rarely taken
- Ukuran
- 0,127 m
- Masa hidup
- 5 tahun
