Typical Jacamars
Galbula
Galbula is the type and largest genus of the jacamar family (Galbulidae) of piciform birds, and its suborder Galbulae. Sometimes, the Piciformes are split in two, with the Galbulae upranked to full order Galbuliformes.
10 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 10 known species
Rufous-tailed Jacamar
speciesGalbula ruficauda
Bluish-fronted Jacamar
speciesGalbula cyanescens
Paradise Jacamar
speciesGalbula dea
Green-tailed Jacamar
speciesGalbula galbula
White-chinned Jacamar
speciesGalbula tombacea
Bronzy Jacamar
speciesGalbula leucogastra
Coppery-chested Jacamar
speciesGalbula pastazae
Blue-cheeked Jacamar
speciesGalbula cyanicollis
Yellow-billed Jacamar
speciesGalbula albirostris
Purplish Jacamar
speciesGalbula chalcothorax
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1467.