Photo: Bill Bouton from San Luis Obispo, CA, USA / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Purus Jacamar
Galbalcyrhynchus purusianus
Purus Jacamar (Galbalcyrhynchus purusianus) — Woodpeckers & Toucans of South America.
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The Purus Jacamar (Galbalcyrhynchus purusianus) is a member of the Galbulidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 50 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Piciformes
- Family Galbulidae Jacamars
- Genus Galbalcyrhynchus
- Species purusianus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 50 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Galbulidae
- Order
- Piciformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Purus Jacamar is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Purus Jacamar is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Purus Jacamar (Galbalcyrhynchus purusianus) belongs to the Galbulidae family of the order Piciformes. Its range spans South America. Its distribution covers SA sw Amazonia.
It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 50 g, with a wing length of about 8.7 cm and a tail of around 5.9 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 821,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Purus Jacamar?
The Purus Jacamar is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 50 g.
Where does the Purus Jacamar live?
The Purus Jacamar is found across South America with a range covering SA sw Amazonia, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Purus Jacamar belong to?
The Purus Jacamar (Galbalcyrhynchus purusianus) belongs to the Galbulidae family, in the order Piciformes.
What does the Purus Jacamar eat?
The Purus Jacamar is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Purus Jacamar migrate?
The Purus Jacamar is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Purus Jacamar endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Purus Jacamar make?
1 real field recording of the Purus Jacamar — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Purus Jacamar's range?
The Purus Jacamar has a mapped global range of about 821,000 km².
Conservation
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