Family
Galbulidae
Order: Piciformes
Jacamars; ~18 species of glittering, iridescent birds of tropical American forest. Resemble giant hummingbirds with metallic green, copper, or rufous plumage and long pointed bills. Perch motionless and sally after insects. Nest in burrows in termite mounds or earthen banks. Entirely Neotropical.
Species 18
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Blue-necked Jacamar
Galbula cyanicollis
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Bluish-fronted Jacamar
Galbula cyanescens
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Bronzy Jacamar
Galbula leucogastra
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Brown Jacamar
Brachygalba lugubris
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Coppery-chested Jacamar
Galbula pastazae
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Dusky-backed Jacamar
Brachygalba salmoni
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Great Jacamar
Jacamerops aureus
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Green-tailed Jacamar
Galbula galbula
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Pale-headed Jacamar
Brachygalba goeringi
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Paradise Jacamar
Galbula dea
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Purplish Jacamar
Galbula chalcothorax
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Purus Jacamar
Galbalcyrhynchus purusianus
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Rufous-tailed Jacamar
Galbula ruficauda
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Three-toed Jacamar
Jacamaralcyon tridactyla
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White-chinned Jacamar
Galbula tombacea
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White-eared Jacamar
Galbalcyrhynchus leucotis
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White-throated Jacamar
Brachygalba albogularis
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Yellow-billed Jacamar
Galbula albirostris