Galbula
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Galbula is a genus of bird
in the Galbulidae family.
It contains the following species:
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
in the Galbulidae family.
It contains the following species:
- Yellow-billed JacamarYellow-billed JacamarThe Yellow-billed Jacamar is a species of bird in the Galbulidae family.It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela...
, Galbula albirostris Latham, 1790 - Purplish JacamarPurplish JacamarThe Purplish Jacamar is a species of bird in the Galbulidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...
, Galbula chalcothorax P. L. Sclater, 1855 - Bluish-fronted JacamarBluish-fronted JacamarThe Bluish-fronted Jacamar is a species of bird in the Galbulidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...
, Galbula cyanescens Deville, 1849 - Blue-necked JacamarBlue-necked JacamarThe Blue-necked Jacamar or Blue-cheeked Jacamar is a species of bird in the Galbulidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...
, Galbula cyanicollis Cassin, 1851 - Paradise JacamarParadise JacamarThe Paradise Jacamar, Galbula dea, is a small, approximately 30cm long bird with a long pointed tail, dark brown cap, white throat and long needle-like bill. It has dark greenish blue plumage with iridescent wings. Both sexes are similar....
, Galbula dea (Linnaeus, 1758) - Green-tailed JacamarGreen-tailed JacamarThe Green-tailed Jacamar is a species of bird in the Galbulidae family.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:* IUCN 2008 Red List....
, Galbula galbula (Linnaeus, 1766) - Bronzy JacamarBronzy JacamarThe Bronzy Jacamar is a species of bird in the Galbulidae family. It is found in north-central South America in the Amazon Basin and the Guianas....
, Galbula leucogastra Vieillot, 1817 - Coppery-chested JacamarCoppery-chested JacamarThe Coppery-chested Jacamar is a species of bird in the Galbulidae family. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
, Galbula pastazae Taczanowski & Berlepsch, 1885 - Rufous-tailed JacamarRufous-tailed JacamarThe Rufous-tailed Jacamar, Galbula ruficauda, is a near-passerine bird which breeds in the tropical New World in southern Mexico, Central America and South America as far south as southern Brazil and Ecuador....
, Galbula ruficauda Cuvier, 1816 - White-chinned JacamarWhite-chinned JacamarThe White-chinned Jacamar is a species of bird in the Galbulidae family.It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical swamps....
, Galbula tombacea Spix, 1824 - †Galbula hylochoreutesGalbula hylochoreutesGalbula hylochoreutes is an extinct species of jacamar, small birds of the order of Coraciiformes. It was discovered in the geological formation La Victoria, in the fossil deposit at La Venta in modern Colombia, in deposits dating from the mid-Miocene period , described from one end of right humerus...
Rasmussen, 1997