Black-legged dacnis

Black-legged dacnis
Female in São Paulo, Brazil
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Thraupidae
Genus:Dacnis
Species: D. nigripes
Binomial name
Dacnis nigripes
Pelzeln, 1856

The black-legged dacnis (Dacnis nigripes) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is endemic to Brazil.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Dacnis nigripes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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