Photo: Félix Uribe from Rionegro, Antioquia, Colombia / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Turquoise Dacnis
Dacnis hartlaubi
Turquoise Dacnis (Dacnis hartlaubi) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Turquoise Dacnis (Dacnis hartlaubi) is a member of the Thraupidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 11 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 hartlaubi
Quick facts
- Weight
- 11 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Thraupidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Turquoise Dacnis is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Turquoise Dacnis is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Turquoise Dacnis (Dacnis hartlaubi) is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It is found across South America. Its distribution covers SA Colombia.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 11 g, with a wing length of about 6.4 cm and a tail of around 4.1 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 15,000 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Turquoise Dacnis?
The Turquoise Dacnis is a very small bird that weighs around 11 g.
Where does the Turquoise Dacnis live?
The Turquoise Dacnis is found across South America with a range covering SA Colombia, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Turquoise Dacnis belong to?
The Turquoise Dacnis (Dacnis hartlaubi) belongs to the Thraupidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Turquoise Dacnis eat?
The Turquoise Dacnis is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Turquoise Dacnis migrate?
The Turquoise Dacnis is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Turquoise 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.
How large is the Turquoise Dacnis's range?
The Turquoise Dacnis has a mapped global range of about 15,000 km².
Conservation
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