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Blue dacnis or Turquoise honeycreeper

Dacnis cayana

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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James McNair
James McNair 9 years ago

Great Rubens

Rubens Araujo
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Rubens Araujo

Monteiro Lobato, SP, Brazil

Spotted on Sep 1, 2014
Submitted on Sep 1, 2014

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