Dacnis lineata
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The black-faced dacnis (Dacnis lineata) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is found in every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay. The black-faced dacnis was formally described in 1789 with the binomial Motacilla lineata.
The species' further taxonomy is unsettled. The South American Classification Committee (SACC), the IOC, and the Clements taxonomy treat it as monotypic. They had previously treated the two subspecies of the yellow-tufted dacnis (D. egregia with aequatorialis) as subspecies of it. BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World also treats egregia and aequatorialis as the yellow-tufted dacnis, but separates subspecies D. lineata albirostris from D. lineata lineata within the black-faced dacnis.
However, in its initial 2025 version, AviList declined to split the yellow-tufted dacnis from the black-faced. In light of the decisions by the SACC, IOC, and Clements to split them, AviList is considering adopting the split in its 2026 version.
This article follows the majority monotypic species model. The black-faced dacnis is about... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 6 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 7 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 9 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-faced Dacnis sighting in Machalilla National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 237th most-seen of the 248 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-faced Dacnis in Machalilla National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-faced Dacnis sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
9th of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Black-faced Dacnis sightings, Machalilla National Park ranks 9th at under 5%. The best odds are in Podocarpus National Park (Ecuador, about 10%), Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, about 10%) and Manu National Park (Peru, about 10%).
Same family: Thraupidae
The closest relatives of the Black-faced Dacnis that you can see in Machalilla National Park (family Thraupidae, Tanagers and Allies) are Blue-gray Tanager (about 50%), Saffron Finch (about 40%) and Streaked Saltator (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-faced Dacnis is recorded against all the birds logged in Machalilla National Park (5 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
