Biology:Black-faced dacnis

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Short description: Species of bird

Black-faced dacnis
Black-faced Dacnis (Dacnis lineata).jpg
Male
Dacnis lineata - female.jpg
Female
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Dacnis
Species:
D. lineata
Binomial name
Dacnis lineata
(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
Dacnis lineata map.svg

The black-faced dacnis (Dacnis lineata) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is commonly found typically in pairs in humid forests in the Amazon and the Chocó-Magdalena. The latter population has a yellow (not white) belly and is sometimes considered a separate species, the yellow-tufted dacnis (D. egregia).

Description

Male is mostly cerulean blue with a black mask and upperparts. Also note piercing yellow eye. "Yellow-tufted" form has bright yellow belly and conspicuous yellow tufts under shoulders. Female is much duller than male: yellowish below with gray head, olive back, and a hint of a dark mask.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q768832 entry