Order
Passeriformes
Family
Thraupidae
Genus
Dacnis
 
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Version 1.0

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SPECIES

White-bellied Dacnis Dacnis albiventris

Arisa Iga, Casey H. Richart, and Kevin J. Burns
Version: 1.0 — Published April 15, 2017

Priorities for Future Research

Introduction

Parker et al. (1996) list the research priority for White-bellied Dacnis as "high" compared to other Neotropical birds. The range expansion in Pará Brazil should be monitored to determine if it was an anomoly, an isolated population, or perhaps a contiguous distribution. More information on reproduction in White-bellied Dacnis is needed. We still do not know the phylogenetic relationships among species of Dacnis (Burns et al. 2014); a phylogenomic approach is likely needed for this recent radiation of tanagers. Likewise, plumage and vocalization variation within this species may point towards hidden diversity, and the extent of divergence among different White-bellied Dacnis populations would inform potential conservation efforts.

Recommended Citation

Iga, A., C. H. Richart, and K. J. Burns (2017). White-bellied Dacnis (Dacnis albiventris), version 1.0. In Neotropical Birds Online (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/nb.whbdac1.01