Scarlet-thighed Dacnis

Scarlet-thighed DacnisThis small bird occurs in forests from Central America to northwestern South America. Males are turquoise with scarlet thighs; females are duller green-blue, with pale underparts and no scarlet thigh patch.What does it look like?Males are vivid turquoise with scarlet thighs. Females are duller green-blue with pale underparts and lack the scarlet thigh patch.How does it live?This small bird occurs in forests from Central America to northwestern South America. Males are turquoise with scarlet thighs; females are duller green-blue, with pale underparts and no scarlet thigh patch.It forages in the canopy, at forest edges and in secondary growth, taking fruit and insects; mixed-species flocks are also reported.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.