Scarlet-breasted Dacnis
Dacnis berlepschi
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Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
The Scarlet-breasted Dacnis faces severe pressure from rapid deforestation across its restricted Andean range, with habitat conversion for agriculture and cattle ranching fragmenting the humid montane forests it depends upon. Climate change poses an additional threat by shifting suitable temperature and precipitation zones upslope, potentially reducing available habitat in its already limited elevational range. The species' specialized nectar-feeding ecology makes it particularly vulnerable to forest degradation that reduces flowering plant diversity.
Habitat
The Scarlet-breasted Dacnis inhabits humid montane forests and forest edges in the Andes, typically found at elevations between 1,200-2,400 meters. It prefers areas with abundant flowering trees and epiphytes that provide nectar sources, often foraging in the forest canopy and along woodland borders.
Other threatened species in Thraupidae
Frequently asked questions
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