Tit-like dacnis
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| Adult Male, Cajas National Park, Ecuador | |
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| Genus: | Xenodacnis Cabanis, 1873
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| Species: | X. parina
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| Xenodacnis parina Cabanis, 1873
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The tit-like dacnis (Xenodacnis parina) is a small neotropical passerine bird found in southern Ecuador and Peru. Its Spanish name is Azulito Altoandino. It is found in Andean montane scrub forests from 3000 m to 4600 m elevation.
Adults reach 12.5 cm in length. Males are solid deep blue with dark eyes, bill, and feet. Female of all subspecies is duller, with rufous-brown underparts.
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References
Clements, James F., and Noam Shany. A Field Guide to the Birds of Peru. Ibis Publishing, 2001.
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