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Tanagers (Thraupidae)

Turquoise Dacnis (Dacnis hartlaubi) - HBW 16, p. 246

French: Dacnis de Hartlaub German: Türkispitpit Spanish: Dacnis Turquesa
Other common names: Turquoise Dacnis-Tanager, Pseudodacnis

Taxonomy: Dacnis hartlaubi P. L. Sclater, 1855, La Cumbre, Valle del Cauca, Colombia.
This genus and Cyanerpes were previously regarded as members of a separate family, Coerebidae, but later placed in present family on basis of similarities in skull anatomy; molecular phylogenies indicate that the two genera are sisters and form a monophyletic group with Tersina. Present species has been placed in a separate genus, Pseudodacnis, in part because its bill is heavier than others of genus; plumage and eye colour similar to those of D. lineata, although foraging behaviour closer to that of some Tangara; further study, including molecular-genetic an.. View all taxonomy...

Taxonomy: Dacnis hartlaubi P. L. Sclater, 1855, La Cumbre, Valle del Cauca, Colombia.
This genus and Cyanerpes were previously regarded as members of a separate family, Coerebidae, but later placed in present family on basis of similarities in skull anatomy; molecular phylogenies indicate that the two genera are sisters and form a monophyletic group with Tersina. Present species has been placed in a separate genus, Pseudodacnis, in part because its bill is heavier than others of genus; plumage and eye colour similar to those of D. lineata, although foraging behaviour closer to that of some Tangara; further study, including molecular-genetic analysis, required. Monotypic.

Distribution: W & C Colombia: both slopes of W Andes in Valle, and W slope in Risaralda; C Andes in Antioquia and Quindío; W slope of E Andes in Santander (above San Vicente), Boyacá and Cundinamarca (R Bogotá); and head of Magdalena Valley in Huila.

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