Brown jacamar
The brown jacamar (Brachygalba lugubris) is a species of bird in the family Galbulidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical and tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest. This bird was originally described by William John Swainson in 1838. This bird is feed on insects, especially for flying insects.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Galbulidae |
| Genus: | Brachygalba |
| Species: | B. lugubris |
| Binomial name | |
| Brachygalba lugubris (Swainson, 1838) | |
Description
Brown jacamar is a small jacamar, with mostly brown body with a pair of glossy purple wings. Brown jacamar has a black bill and a dark-throat. This bird is also has sooty-black face. Brown jacamar can be weigh up from 16-23 g, with the length about 14–18 cm. This bird is insectivore.
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Brachygalba lugubris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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