jacamar
jacamar

Order: GALBULIFORMES

Family: Galbulidae

Most are found in the Amazon region. Solitary or in family group. Long, thin and sharp bills used to catch insects with an audible snap. Pound bill with catch on the perch before eating. Perch low in trees. Nest in banks or level ground.

La mayoría se encuentran en la región amazónica. Solitarios o en familia. De picos largos, delgados y filudos. Cazan insectos con facilidad y hacen ruido con su pico. Se perchan en parte inferior de árboles cerca de fuentes de agua. Nidan en barrancos o en el suelo.

RUFOUS-TAILED JACAMAR

Name in Spanish: Jacamar Colirrufo

Size/Tamaño: 9 in | 23 cm
Location: North and west of the country also in the Llanos and Catatumbo lowlands
Altura: <1300 m
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Photos by: ©Juan Palmero, Flickr

Galbula ruficauda

Male ♂︎

Galbula ruficauda
Species of the family Galbulidae to photograph 
Species de la familia Galbulidae por fotografiar

Scientific
Name
Name in
Spanish
Name in
English
Galbalcyrhynchus leucotis Jacamar Orejiblanco White-eared Jacamar
Brachygalba lugubris Jacamar Lúgubre Brown Jacamar
Brachygalba goeringi Jacamar Cabeciblanco Pale-headed Jacamar
Brachygalba salmoni Jacamar de Salmón Dusky-backed Jacamar
Galbula albirostris Jacamar Piquidorado Yellow-billed Jacamar
Galbula galbula Jacamar Coliverde Green-tailed Jacamar
Galbula tombacea Jacamar Barbiblanco White-chinned Jacamar
Galbula cyanescens Jacamar Frentiazuloso Bluish-fronted Jacamar
Galbula pastazae Jacamar Cobrizo Coppery-chested Jacamar
Galbula chalcothorax Jamacar Paraíso Purplish Jacamar
Galbula leucogastra Jacamar Bronceado Bronzy Jacamar
Galbula dea Jacamar Negro Paradise Jacamar
Jacamerops aureus Gran Jacamar Great Jacamar