JACAMARS   -   GALBULIDAE

White-eared Jacamar Galbalcyrhynchus leucotis Sacha Lodge, Orellana province, Ecuador.

Brown Jacamar Brachygalba lugubris lugubris Upata, Bolívar state, Venezuela.

Pale-headed Jacamar Brachygalba goeringi Rio Barragan, Barinas state, Venezuela. Found mainly in gallery forest in and around the Llanos of western Venezuela and adjacent Colombia.		Pale-headed Jacamar Brachygalba goeringi Rio Barragan, Barinas state, Venezuela. The same bird at a different angle, showing the chestnut belly.

Three-toed Jacamar Jacamaralcyon tridactyla Balbina forest, Bandeira, Minas Gerais state, Brazil. Six toes, actually... It's the only endangered jacamar, formerly occurring widely in the Atlantic Forest, but now restricted to scattered small patches of forest.

Yellow-billed Jacamar Galbula albirostris albirostris Near San Isidro, Bolívar state, Venezuela.		Yellow-billed Jacamar Galbula albirostris chalcocephala Napo Wildlife Center, Orellana province, Ecuador. This race showing more dusky on the upper mandible, a darker chin, and richer underparts.

Blue-cheeked Jacamar Galbula cyanicollis Serra dos Carajás, Pará state, Brazil. Sometimes called Blue-necked Jacamar.

Green-tailed Jacamar Galbula galbula Imitaca Forest (Rio Grande), Bolívar state, Venezuela. Male, with a white throat. This and the next one are obviously closely related.		Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda ruficauda Cotumbo road, Aragua state, Venezuela. Female, with a cinnamon wash on the throat.

Bluish-fronted Jacamar Galbula cyanescens Pilcopata, Cusco department, Peru.		Coppery-chested Jacamar Galbula pastazae Road to Pacto Sumaco, Napo province, Ecuador. Male. This species is nearly endemic to Ecuador, barely making it over the borders into southern Colombia and northern Peru. It occurs only in a narrow elevational band in the eastern foothills of the Andes.

Coppery-chested Jacamar Galbula pastazae Road to Pacto Sumaco, Napo province, Ecuador. Female on the left with the red throat, male on the right. They were nesting in a burrow dug into a road cut. The male is the same bird as in the previous photo.

Purplish Jacamar Galbula chalcothorax Shaime, Zamora-Chinchipe province, Ecuador. Male. Almost identical the next species, and they were formerly considered to be conspecific. They differ mainly in size, with Purplish averaging larger, but that is certainly not noticeable in these photos. Here at its highest known elevation, 1000 m.		Bronzy Jacamar Galbula leucogastra Reserva Ecologica Lajes, Amazonas state, Brazil. Male.

Paradise Jacamar Galbula dea brunneiceps Coatá-Laranjal indian reservation, Amazonas state, Brazil. This race with a paler brown crown and shorter tail.		Great Jacamar Jacamerops aureus isidori Reserva El Para, Napo province, Ecuador. Female.

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