Green-tailed jacamar
The green-tailed jacamar (Galbula galbula) is a species of bird in the family Galbulidae.
Green-tailed jacamar | |
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A male green-tailed jacamar at Anavilhanas National Park, Novo Airão, Amazonas, Brazil | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Piciformes |
Family: | Galbulidae |
Genus: | Galbula |
Species: | G. galbula |
Binomial name | |
Galbula galbula (Linnaeus, 1766) | |
Synonyms | |
Alcedo galbula Linnaeus, 1766 |
It is native to Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are moist lowland forests, both tropical and subtropical, and heavily degraded former forest.
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Galbula galbula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
External links
- Green-tailed jacamar videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- Stamps (for Suriname) with RangeMap
- Green-tailed jacamar photo gallery VIREO Photo-High Res
- Photo-High Res; Article pdubois
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