Galbulidae
Brown Jacamar
Brachygalba lugubris (Swainson, 1838)
Brachygalba lugubris, the brown jacamar, is a small bird found in disconnected regions of northern South America across a range of forest and savanna habitats.
Rufous-tailed Jacamar
Galbula ruficauda Cuvier, 1816
Rufous-tailed jacamar (Galbula ruficauda) is an elegant brightly coloured insectivorous bird with identifiable subspecies and sex differences.
Yellow-billed Jacamar
Galbula albirostris Latham, 1790
Galbula albirostris (yellow-billed jacamar) has two subspecies with distinct physical traits and ranges across northern South America.
White-chinned Jacamar
Galbula tombacea von Spix, 1824
Galbula tombacea, the white-chinned jacamar, is a bird species with two recognized subspecies found in northern South America.
Bronzy Jacamar
Galbula leucogastra Vieillot, 1817
Galbula leucogastra, the bronzy jacamar, is a small neotropical bird with distinct sexual plumage differences.
Green-tailed Jacamar
Galbula galbula (Linnaeus, 1766)
Galbula galbula, the green-tailed jacamar, is a small neotropical bird with distinct sexually dimorphic plumage that occupies forest edges and open lowland habitats in northern South America.
Bluish-fronted Jacamar
Galbula cyanescens Deville, 1849
Galbula cyanescens, the bluish-fronted jacamar, is a small neotropical bird with distinct plumage and a restricted South American range.
Blue-cheeked Jacamar
Galbula cyanicollis Cassin, 1851
Galbula cyanicollis, the blue-necked jacamar, is a small bird found across parts of northern South America in varied lowland forest habitats.
Coppery-chested Jacamar
Galbula pastazae Taczanowski & von Berlepsch, 1885
The coppery-chested jacamar is a small understory bird, effectively endemic to Andean humid montane forest in Ecuador.
Paradise Jacamar
Galbula dea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Galbula dea, the paradise jacamar, is a small bird with multiple subspecies found across most of the Amazon Basin in various forest habitats.
Great Jacamar
Jacamerops aureus (P.L.S.Müller, 1776)
Jacamerops aureus is the largest jacamar species, a neotropical rainforest bird that nests in arboreal termite nests.
White-eared Jacamar
Galbalcyrhynchus leucotis Des Murs, 1845
Galbalcyrhynchus leucotis, the white-eared jacamar, is a chestnut-plumaged bird found in upper Amazon basin forests up to 500 m elevation.
Purús Jacamar
Galbalcyrhynchus purusianus Goeldi, 1904
Galbalcyrhynchus purusianus, the Purus jacamar, is a chestnut-colored jacamar found in upper Amazon Basin forests.
Three-toed Jacamar
Jacamaralcyon tridactyla (Vieillot, 1817)
The three-toed jacamar is a medium-sized insectivorous bird endemic to the drier Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil, with three toes per foot.
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