Turquoise dacnis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Thraupidae |
Genus: | Dacnis |
Species: | D. hartlaubi |
Binomial name | |
Dacnis hartlaubi (Sclater, 1855) |
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Synonyms | |
Pseudodacnis hartlaubi (Sclater, 1855) |
Pseudodacnis hartlaubi (Sclater, 1855)
The turquoise dacnis (Dacnis hartlaubi) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is endemic to Colombia. It is a rather distinct species of dacnis, formerly separated in the monotypic genus Pseudodacnis.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and plantations. It is threatened by habitat loss.