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Scarlet-thighed Dacnis (Dacnis venusta)

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Scarlet-thighed dacnis
In Panama
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Dacnis
Species:
D. venusta
Binomial name
Dacnis venusta
Lawrence, 1862

The scarlet-thighed dacnis (Dacnis venusta) is a tanager 4¾" long. It is found in Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador and Panama.

Description[edit]

Iris bright red in male, duller red in female. Male unmistakable with bright turquoise blue crown and nape, sides of head and neck, centre of back, rump and scapulars.; forehead lores, sides of back, wings and tail, and mid-throat and entire remaining underparts black; the thighs are scarlet, but these are usually hidden. Female dull greenish blue above, brightest on cheeks, scapulars, and rump, duskier on back, wings, and tail; below dingy buffy greyish, buffiest on belly and undertail coverts.

Altos Del Maria, El Valle - Panama
female - Selva Verde Lodge - Costa Rica

References[edit]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Dacnis venusta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22722988A119457550. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22722988A119457550.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

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