Scarlet-thighed Dacnis

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.

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The Scarlet-thighed Dacnis is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

for the scarlet-thighed dacnis (yes, just his thighs-not his feet or legs). We had navigated through an eerie morning mist in an elfin cloudforest and at noon found ourselves among apple orchards on such steep slopes they seemed flung there instead of planted. All of it was wondrous, but we'd not yet seen a footprint of the beast we'd come here tracking. Then a bend in the road revealed a tiny adobe school, its bare-dirt yard buzzing with small, busy children. More

Scarlet-thighed Dacnis (Dacnis venusta) = Date: 3 October 2007 Location: Parque Nacional Tapantí (Orosí, Cantón de Paraíso, Provincia de Cartago, Costa Rica) See general information about Scarlet-thighed Dacnis. More

The Scarlet-thighed Dacnis (Dacnis venusta) is a tanager 4¾" long. Description - 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. More

Scarlet-thighed Dacnis (Dacnis venusta), Costa Rica - This Web-Site is designed and owned by Discovery Travel World, S.A., P.O. Box 497- 6150, Santa Ana, San Jos More

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Scarlet-thighed Dacnis The Scarlet-thighed Dacnis (Dacnis venusta) is a tanager 4¾" long. See more at Wikipedia.org... More

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Scarlet-thighed Dacnis Dacnis venusta 2009 IUCN Red List Category (as evaluated by BirdLife International - the official Red List Authority for birds for IUCN): Least Concern Justification This species has a very large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence 30% decline over ten years or three generations). More

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Scarlet-thighed Dacnis and a pair of Scarletbreasted Dacnis! Just before it got dark we arrived at the lodge with a Red-billed Scythebill being our last bird of the hike. After dinner we did some owling and the first species we heard was a Black-and-white Owl. We played its song and it responded very well. Soon we used the spotlight and watched the full adult bird singing from a branch in the tree next to us. A little further down the road we heard a Chocó Screech-Owl. More

and proud I have a Scarlet-thighed Dacnis on my life list. All's well that ends well. Experience At-a-Glance - If you go... Costa Rica is loaded with eco-tourism sites, a goodly number bird-centric. One that is sometimes overlooked because it's off the beaten track is Wilson Botanical Gardens down near Panama, a center for tropical studies. More

Scarlet-thighed Dacnis upper right and Green Honeycreeper lower left, wow who got this shot? Acorn Woodpecker. 2010-03-01, San Gerardo de Rivas, Costa Rica. Acorn Woodpecker. 2010-03-01, San Gerardo de Rivas, Costa Rica. They are such funny guys, these acorn woodpeckers, travel in groups. 2010-03-01, San Gerardo de Rivas, Costa Rica. Dacnis alone. 2010-03-01, San Gerardo de Rivas, Costa Rica. truly amazing, two brillant colored birds in one shot!. 2010-03-01, San Gerardo de Rivas, Costa Rica. looks like an Impressionist painting of flowers with Cherrie's tanager. 2010-03-01, San Gerardo de Rivas, Costa Rica. More

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Order : Passeriformes
Family : Thraupidae
Genus : Dacnis
Species : venusta
Authority : Lawrence, 1862