Photo: Dario Sanches from São Paulo, Brazil / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Black-legged Dacnis
Dacnis nigripes
Black-legged Dacnis (Dacnis nigripes) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Black-legged Dacnis (Dacnis nigripes) is a member of the Thraupidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 14 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Close to qualifying for a threatened category in the near future.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Thraupidae Tanagers & Allies
- Genus Dacnis
- Species nigripes
Quick facts
- Weight
- 14 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Thraupidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Black-legged Dacnis is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Black-legged Dacnis is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Black-legged Dacnis (Dacnis nigripes) belongs to the Thraupidae family of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans South America. Its distribution covers SA se Brazil.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 14 g, with a wing length of about 6 cm and a tail of around 3.5 cm.
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened. That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 28,000 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Black-legged Dacnis?
The Black-legged Dacnis is a very small bird that weighs around 14 g.
Where does the Black-legged Dacnis live?
The Black-legged Dacnis is found across South America with a range covering SA se Brazil, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Black-legged Dacnis belong to?
The Black-legged Dacnis (Dacnis nigripes) belongs to the Thraupidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Black-legged Dacnis eat?
The Black-legged Dacnis is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Black-legged Dacnis migrate?
The Black-legged Dacnis is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Black-legged Dacnis endangered?
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
What sound does the Black-legged Dacnis make?
1 real field recording of the Black-legged Dacnis — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Black-legged Dacnis's range?
The Black-legged Dacnis has a mapped global range of about 28,000 km².
Conservation
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