Brazil (B), Colombia (B), Ecuador (B), Peru (B), Venezuela (B).
Very locally from central and southern Colombia (Meta, Guainía and Putumayo) and southern Venezuela (Amazonas) south to eastern Ecuador (Napo and Pastaza) and north-eastern Peru (Loreto and Ucayali); also south-western Pará, in central Brazil.
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
White-bellied Dacnis (Dacnis albiventris) [XC144813]
by Daniel F. Lane from Picuroyacu, Maynas, Loreto Region, Peru (call, song)
White-bellied Dacnis (Dacnis albiventris) [XC591717]
by Herman van Oosten from Tabatinga, State of Amazonas, Brazil (song)
Subspecies
This genus and Cyanerpes were previously regarded as members of a separate family, Coerebidae, but later placed in present family on basis of similarities in skull anatomy; molecular phylogenies indicate that the two genera are sisters and form a monophyletic group with Tersina. Present species was formerly placed in a monotypic genus, Hemidacnis.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet