Tit-like Dacnis
Xenodacnis parina Cabanis, 1873
12 cmLength12 gWeight
The tit-like dacnis (Xenodacnis parina) is a small neotropical passerine bird found in southern Ecuador and Peru.
Busiest months: October · Most records: Peru, Ecuador
Where and when it's recorded
Busiest months: October · Most records: Peru, Ecuador
Tit-like Dacnis has been recorded at 10 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.
Records by month Southern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Sitio Arqueológico TambomachayPeru192 records
- ACP Abra Málaga Thastayoc Royal CinclodesPeru97 records
- PN El Cajas – Laguna Llaviucu, entrada y alrededoresEcuador27 records
More places
- Santuario Historico Machu Picchu – Machu Picchu Ruinas (Valqui B3.2)Peru6 records
- Carretera a Manú – Túneles PillahuataPeru4 records
- Wayqecha Cloud Forest Birding LodgePeru4 records
- Santuario de Colibríes – Ensifera CampPeru3 records
- Wayqecha Cloud Forest Biological StationPeru2 records
- Bosque Unchog (Valqui D5.3)Peru2 records
- Lago PiurayPeru1 record
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
About
The tit-like dacnis (Xenodacnis parina) is a small neotropical passerine bird found in southern Ecuador and Peru. In Spanish, it is known as Azulito Altoandino. It is found in Andean montane scrub forests from 3000 m to 4600 m elevation.
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Questions
How big is the Tit-like Dacnis?
The Tit-like Dacnis is about 12 cm long and weighs around 12 g.
Where does the Tit-like Dacnis live?
Its breeding range: South America: high Andean southern Peru. It is most often recorded in Peru and Ecuador.
When is the best time to see the Tit-like Dacnis?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in October (Southern Hemisphere).
Is the Tit-like Dacnis endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Tit-like Dacnis as Least Concern.
What does the Tit-like Dacnis eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Tit-like Dacnis in?
It belongs to the family Tanagers & Allies (Thraupidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Length
- 12 cm
- 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 southern 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
Streaked DacnisXenodacnis petersi
PlushcapCatamblyrhynchus diadema
Coal-crested FinchCharitospiza eucosma
Brown TanagerOrchesticus abeillei
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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