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    Scarlet-thighed Dacnis (Dacnis venusta)

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    Scarlet-thighed dacnis
    In Panama
    Scientific classification Edit this classification
    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

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    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

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    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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