Blue Dacnis (Dacnis cayana), male

Brasilia, DF, Brazil.

 

The adult male is turquoise blue with black around the eyes, and on the throat and back. The wings and tail are black, edged with turquoise.

 

Class: Aves

Order: Passeriformes

Suborder: Passeri

Family: Thraupidae

Subfamily: Dacninae

Genus: Dacnis Cuvier, 1816

Species: D. cayana (Linnaeus, 1766)

Binomial name: Dacnis cayana

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