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Saí-azul (Dacnis cayana), female This female was eating sweet goods produced by scale insects living in the tree. Birds,Blue dacnis,Brazil,Brazilian Birds,Dacnis cayana,Geotagged,Passeriformes,Santa Catarina,Winter Click/tap to enlarge

Saí-azul (Dacnis cayana), female

This female was eating sweet goods produced by scale insects living in the tree.

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The blue dacnis or turquoise honeycreeper is a small passerine bird. This member of the tanager family is found from Nicaragua to Panama, on Trinidad, and in South America south to Bolivia and northern Argentina. It is widespread and often common, especially in parts of its South American range.

Similar species: Perching Birds
Species identified by Kuvolviski
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Uploaded Aug 1, 2025. Captured Jul 29, 2025 10:18 in Estr. Sertão do Assopro, 505 - Itacorubi, Florianópolis - SC, 88062-002, Brazil.
  • Canon PowerShot SX50 HS
  • f/6.5
  • 1/80s
  • ISO800
  • 215mm