Yellow-tufted dacnis

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Yellow-tufted dacnis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Dacnis
Species:
D. egregia
Binomial name
Dacnis egregia
Sclater, 1855

The yellow-tufted dacnis (Dacnis egregia) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is commonly found typically in pairs throughout western Colombia and Ecuador and the Magdalena and Cauca valleys.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2017) [amended version of 2016 assessment]. "Dacnis egregia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T103812255A119456651. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T103812255A119456651.en . Retrieved 6 April 2024.