| Tit-like dacnis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Xenodacnis |
| Species: | X. parina
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| Binomial name | |
| Xenodacnis parina Cabanis, 1873
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The tit-like dacnis (Xenodacnis parina) is a small neotropical passerine bird found in southern Ecuador and Peru. In Spanish, it is known as Azulito Altoandino. It is found in Andean montane scrub forests from 3000 m to 4600 m elevation.
Adults reach 12.5 cm in length. Males are solid deep blue with dark eyes, bill, and feet. Females of all subspecies are duller, with rufous-brown underparts.
- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Xenodacnis parina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T103839796A119559816. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T103839796A119559816.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.