Galbulidae
Brachygalba lugubris (Swainson, 1838)
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.
Galbula ruficauda Cuvier, 1816
Galbula ruficauda Cuvier, 1816
Rufous-tailed jacamar (Galbula ruficauda) is an elegant brightly coloured insectivorous bird with identifiable subspecies and sex differences.
Galbula albirostris Latham, 1790
Galbula albirostris Latham, 1790
Galbula albirostris (yellow-billed jacamar) has two subspecies with distinct physical traits and ranges across northern South America.
Galbula tombacea von Spix, 1824
Galbula tombacea von Spix, 1824
Galbula tombacea, the white-chinned jacamar, is a bird species with two recognized subspecies found in northern South America.
Galbula leucogastra Vieillot, 1817
Galbula leucogastra Vieillot, 1817
Galbula leucogastra, the bronzy jacamar, is a small neotropical bird with distinct sexual plumage differences.
Galbula galbula (Linnaeus, 1766)
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.
Galbula cyanescens Deville, 1849
Galbula cyanescens Deville, 1849
Galbula cyanescens, the bluish-fronted jacamar, is a small neotropical bird with distinct plumage and a restricted South American range.
Galbula cyanicollis Cassin, 1851
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.
Galbula pastazae Taczanowski & von Berlepsch, 1885
Galbula pastazae Taczanowski & von Berlepsch, 1885
The coppery-chested jacamar is a small understory bird, effectively endemic to Andean humid montane forest in Ecuador.
Galbula dea (Linnaeus, 1758)
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.
Jacamerops aureus (P.L.S.Müller, 1776)
Jacamerops aureus (P.L.S.Müller, 1776)
Jacamerops aureus is the largest jacamar species, a neotropical rainforest bird that nests in arboreal termite nests.
Galbalcyrhynchus leucotis Des Murs, 1845
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.
Galbalcyrhynchus purusianus Goeldi, 1904
Galbalcyrhynchus purusianus Goeldi, 1904
Galbalcyrhynchus purusianus, the Purus jacamar, is a chestnut-colored jacamar found in upper Amazon Basin forests.
Jacamaralcyon tridactyla (Vieillot, 1817)
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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