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Dusky-backed Jacamar
Brachygalba salmoni
Dusky-backed Jacamar (Brachygalba salmoni) — Woodpeckers & Toucans of Central America & Caribbean.
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The Dusky-backed Jacamar (Brachygalba salmoni) is a member of the Galbulidae family found in Central America & Caribbean and South America. Adults weigh 17.2 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 Brachygalba
- Species salmoni
Quick facts
- Weight
- 17.2 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Galbulidae
- Order
- Piciformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Dusky-backed 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 Dusky-backed Jacamar is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Dusky-backed Jacamar (Brachygalba salmoni) is a species of bird in the Galbulidae family, part of the order Piciformes. It is found across Central America & Caribbean and South America. Its distribution covers MA, SA e Panama and nw Colombia.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 17.2 g, with a wing length of about 7 cm and a tail of around 5.3 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 51,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Dusky-backed Jacamar?
The Dusky-backed Jacamar is a small bird that weighs around 17.2 g.
Where does the Dusky-backed Jacamar live?
The Dusky-backed Jacamar is found across Central America & Caribbean and South America with a range covering MA, SA e Panama and nw Colombia, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Dusky-backed Jacamar belong to?
The Dusky-backed Jacamar (Brachygalba salmoni) belongs to the Galbulidae family, in the order Piciformes.
What does the Dusky-backed Jacamar eat?
The Dusky-backed Jacamar is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Dusky-backed Jacamar migrate?
The Dusky-backed Jacamar is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Dusky-backed 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 Dusky-backed Jacamar make?
1 real field recording of the Dusky-backed Jacamar — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Dusky-backed Jacamar's range?
The Dusky-backed Jacamar has a mapped global range of about 51,000 km².
Conservation
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