Dacnis nigripes Pelzeln, 1856 is a animal in the Thraupidae family, order Passeriformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Dacnis nigripes Pelzeln, 1856

Dacnis nigripes Pelzeln, 1856

Dacnis nigripes, the black-legged dacnis, is a Thraupidae bird native to Brazil's Serra do Mar coastal forests, threatened by habitat loss.

Family
Genus
Dacnis
Order
Passeriformes
Class
Aves

About Dacnis nigripes Pelzeln, 1856

The black-legged dacnis, scientifically named Dacnis nigripes, is a bird species that belongs to the family Thraupidae. This species is native to the Serra do Mar coastal forests. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. The black-legged dacnis is currently threatened by habitat loss.

Photo: (c) Carlos Henrique, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Aves Passeriformes Thraupidae Dacnis

More from Thraupidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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