Family: Thraupidae

Dacnis cayana;
Blue Dacnis;
Saí-azul.

Motacilla cayana LINNAEUS 1766
Dacnis cayana paraguayensis
CHUBB 1910

Local subspecies:
Dacnis cayana paraguayensis,
distributed in eastern and southern Brazil and neighbouring countries (Hellmayr 1929, p. 267, Hellmayr 1935, p. 270-271).

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Blue Dacnis (Dacnis cayana)
12/01/2010; Serra de Baturité, Ceará, Brazil. 300 mm f2.8 lens.

Figure 1. Male bird, attracted by playback in a garden in Guaramiranga. Dacnis cayana is rather common in gardens and semi-open areas in Serra de Baturité. As far as I can tell, the species is absent from the dry Caatinga lowlands of Ceará.

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Blue Dacnis (Dacnis cayana)
12/01/2010; Serra de Baturité; 300 mm f2.8 lens.
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Figure 2. Female, probably the mate of the individual shown above.

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