Order: Galbuliformes | Family: Galbulidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult | Sex: Male | Loc. Amazonian Ecuador
Age: Adult | Sex: Female | Loc. Amazonian Ecuador
Age: Adult | Sex: Male | Loc. Amazonian Ecuador
Age: Adult | Sex: Male | Loc. Amazonian Ecuador
Status: The Purplish Jacamar is overall rare in the Amazonian lowlands and it is restricted to the northern half of the department of Loreto. It ranges farther south only along the west side of the lower Ucayali River. It also occurs in Co, Ec, and Br.
Name in Spanish: Jacamar Purpúreo.
Sub-species: Purplish Jacamar (Galbula chalcothorax) Sclater,PL, 1855.
Meaning of Name: Galbula: Gr. Galbula= a small yellowish bird. chalcothorax: Gr. khalkos= bronze; and thorax= chest, chest; with bronze armor chest.

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- 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.