Black-faced dacnis

The black-faced dacnis (Dacnis lineata) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in humid forest in the Amazon and the Chocó-Magdalena. The latter population has a yellow (not white) belly and is sometimes considered a separate species, the yellow-tufted dacnis (D. egregia).

Female

Black-faced dacnis
Male

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Dacnis
Species:
D. lineata
Binomial name
Dacnis lineata
(Gmelin, 1789)

References

  1. BirdLife International (2017). "Dacnis lineata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2018.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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