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Streaked Dacnis
Xenodacnis petersi Bond, J & Meyer de Schauensee, 1939
12 gWeight
The streaked dacnis (Xenodacnis petersi) is a small neotropical passerine bird found in Peru.
Where and when it's recorded
No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.
About
The streaked dacnis (Xenodacnis petersi) is a small neotropical passerine bird found in Peru. It is found in Andean montane scrub forests from 3000 m to 4600 m elevation.
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Questions
How big is the Streaked Dacnis?
The Streaked Dacnis weighs around 12 g.
Where does the Streaked Dacnis live?
Its breeding range: South America: High Andean south-central Ecuador and northern, central Peru.
Is the Streaked Dacnis endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Streaked Dacnis as Least Concern.
What does the Streaked Dacnis eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Streaked Dacnis in?
It belongs to the family Tanagers & Allies (Thraupidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Weight
- 12 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 60 mm
- Tail
- 53 mm
- Bill
- 13 mm
- Tarsus
- 21 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
South America: High Andean south-central Ecuador and northern, central Peru
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Tanagers & Allies Thraupidae
- Genus
- Xenodacnis
Other birds in the genus Xenodacnis
Tit-like DacnisXenodacnis parina
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Yellow-shouldered GrosbeakParkerthraustes humeralis
Hooded TanagerNemosia pileata
Cherry-throated TanagerNemosia rourei
Blue-backed TanagerCyanicterus cyanicterus
White-capped TanagerSericossypha albocristata
Scarlet-throated TanagerCompsothraupis loricata
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