Turquoise dacnis

Turquoise dacnis
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Thraupidae
Genus:	Dacnis
Species:	D. hartlaubi
Binomial name
Dacnis hartlaubi Sclater, PL, 1855
Synonyms
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 forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and plantations. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

1. BirdLife International (2017). "Dacnis hartlaubi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22722969A119456906. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22722969A119456906.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.

External links

• BirdLife Species Factsheet.