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Photo: Dario Sanches from São Paulo, Brazil / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Near Threatened

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.

NT Near Threatened

Close to qualifying for a threatened category in the near future.

Where it fits

  1. Class Aves
  2. Order Passeriformes
  3. Family Thraupidae Tanagers & Allies
  4. Genus Dacnis
  5. Species nigripes

Where it lives

Southeastern Brazil

Quick facts

Weight
14 g
Diet
Omnivores
Family
Thraupidae
Habitat
Woodland

How to identify

Similar birds

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

Black-legged Dacnis — Call

Recorded by Marco Cruz Licence: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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

Near Threatened

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