The white-bellied dacnis is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Region
Amazon Basin
Typical Environment
Occurs in lowland tropical forests of Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. It favors humid terra firme and várzea forests, forest edges, and tall secondary growth. Most activity is in the midstory to canopy, where it gleans foliage and probes flowers. It often uses riverine corridors and forest-fragment edges in otherwise continuous rainforest.
Altitude Range
0–1000 m
Climate Zone
Tropical
Ease of Keeping
Beginner friendly: 1/5
The white-bellied dacnis is a small tanager of the Amazon Basin, often moving with mixed-species flocks in the forest canopy. Males show a striking contrast of blue and black above with a clean white belly, while females are more subdued and greenish. It forages actively for tiny insects and small fruits and may visit flowers for nectar. Its thin, high-pitched calls help flockmates keep contact in dense foliage.
Temperament
social and active
Flight Pattern
short rapid wingbeats
Social Behavior
Often seen in pairs or small groups, frequently joining mixed-species canopy flocks. Builds a small cup nest concealed in foliage, with both parents involved in care. Generally non-territorial outside of breeding, focusing on foraging within loose flock networks.
Migratory Pattern
Resident
Song Description
Gives thin, high-pitched chips and a rapid, tinkling series of notes. Vocalizations are soft but persistent, functioning as contact calls within flocks and between mates.
