About Dacnis venusta Lawrence, 1862
This description covers the key plumage and eye color traits of Dacnis venusta Lawrence, 1862, separating characteristics for males and females. Males have bright red irises, while females have duller red irises. Males are highly distinctive: their crown, nape, sides of the head and neck, center of the back, rump, and scapulars are bright turquoise blue. Their forehead, lores, sides of the back, wings, tail, mid-throat, and all remaining underparts are black. Males have scarlet thighs, though this feature is usually hidden. Females are dull greenish blue on their upperparts, with the brightest coloring on the cheeks, scapulars, and rump, and duskier coloring on the back, wings, and tail. Females have dingy buffy greyish underparts, with the most buff coloring on the belly and undertail coverts.
