Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | dacnis cuixa-roja |
| Dutch | Rooddijpitpit |
| English | Scarlet-thighed Dacnis |
| English (United States) | Scarlet-thighed Dacnis |
| French | Dacnis à cuisses rouges |
| French (France) | Dacnis à cuisses rouges |
| German | Rotschenkelpitpit |
| Japanese | モモアカヒワミツドリ |
| Norwegian | rødleggdaknis |
| Polish | cukrownik modrolicy |
| Russian | Краснобёдрый дакнис |
| Serbian | Crnotrbi daknis |
| Slovak | pitpit čiernobruchý |
| Spanish | Dacnis Muslirrojo |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Mielero Celeste y Negro |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Dacnis Musliescarlata |
| Spanish (Panama) | Dacnis Musliescarlata |
| Spanish (Spain) | Dacnis muslirrojo |
| Swedish | svartbukig daknis |
| Turkish | Kırmızı Paçalı Daknis |
| Ukrainian | Цукрист синьощокий |
Dacnis venusta Lawrence, 1862
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Scarlet-thighed Dacnis Dacnis venusta Scientific name definitions
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated December 7, 2018
Sounds and Vocal Behavior
Vocalizations
The song of Scarlet-thighed Dacnis is described two to three scratchy, insect-like trills ending with a squeaky bzzeek bzzeek bzzeek (Stiles and Skutch 1989). The song lasts no more than several seconds in duration.
The calls of Scarlet-thighed Dacnis have been described as a metallic urp, zirp, rit, or wurt, a buzzy wuzt or rezt (Slud 1964), a chirping woit or wheit with an upward inflection (Stiles and Skutch 1989), and various scratchy inflecting bzik notes (Hilty 2011). Individuals excited by a nearby forest falcon (Micrastur sp.) plucking and eating a small bird continually vocalized wheu wheu with a curious metallic tone (Wetmore et al. 1984). A female defending her young uttered a low nasal cry (Skutch 1962).
Additional audio recordings of vocalizations of Scarlet-thighed Dacnis can be heard at Macaulay Library and at xeno-canto.
Nonvocal Sounds
Nonvocal sounds have not been reported for this species.
