Birds of Peru

    PASSERIFORMES: Thraupidae (Tanagers & Allies)  
Genus: Xenodacnis (2 species, 2 worldwide)


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Tit-like Dacnis (Xenodacnis parina) ENDEMIC
   


A Peruvian species split from the Streaked Dacnis found in high altitude parts of the south Peruvian Andes.

Streaked Dacnis
Streaked Dacnis (Xenodacnis petersi bella) Male
Cajas National Park, Ecuador  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Streaked Dacnis
Streaked Dacnis (Xenodacnis petersi bella) Female
Cajas National Park, Ecuador  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

A small fast moving tanager found in the Ecuadorian paramo. Formerly called Tit-like Dacnis.


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