The female and immature are mainly green with a blue head, paler green underparts and green-edged brown wings. The blue dacnis's call is a thin tsip. Distribution and habitat The blue dacnis occurs in forests and other woodlands, including gardens and parks. Behaviour and ecology The bulky cup nest is built in a tree and the normal clutch is of two to three grey-blotched whitish eggs. The female incubates the eggs, but is fed by the male. These are social birds which eat mainly insects gleaned from foliage, flowers or bromeliads. Fruit (such as licorice, Cecropia, Clusia, Miconia, berries, figs and bananas) is often taken and usually swallowed whole, but nectar is rarely consumed. References Further reading External links Blue Dacnis videos on the Internet Bird Collection Blue Dacnis photo gallery VIREO Photo-High Res; Article geometer—"Birds of Brazil" Article, and Write-up:Male and Female Photos fireflyforest.net—"Blue Dacnis" blue dacnis Birds of Nicaragua Birds of Costa Rica Birds of Panama Birds of the Amazon Basin Birds of Brazil Birds of Colombia Birds of Venezuela Birds of Ecuador Birds of the Guianas Birds of Trinidad and Tobago blue dacnis blue dacnis