Paradise Jacamar (Galbula dea)

Order: Galbuliformes | Family: Galbulidae  | IUCN Status: Least Concern

paradise_jacamar
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Alta Floresta, Brazil

paradise_jacamar
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Alta Floresta, Brazil

paradise_jacamar
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Alta Floresta, Brazil

paradise_jacamar
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Southeast Peru


Identification & Behavior: ~30 cm (12 in). The Paradise Jacamar looks black with a white throat and a long graduated tail. In good light, it is dark blue with iridescent green in the wings. They forage above the canopy of tall pristine forest where they are difficult to observe. Their unique appearance and foraging habitat make the Paradise Jacamar unmistakable.

Status: The Paradise Jacamar is rare throughout its extensive range in the Amazonian lowlands. However, they can be uncommon in some areas of their extensive range. It also occurs in Co, Ec, Br, and Bo.

Name in Spanish: Jacamar del Paraíso.

Sub-species: Paradise Jacamar (Galbula dea brunneiceps) Todd, 1943.

Meaning of Name: Galbula: Gr. Galbula= a small yellowish bird. dea: L. deity, goddess.

See more of the Family Galbulidae   peru aves

Distribution Map
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References:

    • Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum.  http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 11/09/2014.