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Green-tailed Jacamar
Galbula galbula
Green-tailed Jacamar (Galbula galbula) — Woodpeckers & Toucans of South America.
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The Green-tailed Jacamar (Galbula galbula) is a member of the Galbulidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 23 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 Galbula
- Species galbula
Quick facts
- Weight
- 23 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Galbulidae
- Order
- Piciformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Green-tailed 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 Green-tailed Jacamar is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Green-tailed Jacamar (Galbula galbula) is a member of the Galbulidae family, within the order Piciformes. It occurs naturally across South America. Its distribution covers SA n Amazonia.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 23 g, with a wing length of about 8.3 cm and a tail of around 7.6 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 1.9 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Green-tailed Jacamar?
The Green-tailed Jacamar is a small bird that weighs around 23 g.
Where does the Green-tailed Jacamar live?
The Green-tailed Jacamar is found across South America with a range covering SA n Amazonia, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Green-tailed Jacamar belong to?
The Green-tailed Jacamar (Galbula galbula) belongs to the Galbulidae family, in the order Piciformes.
What does the Green-tailed Jacamar eat?
The Green-tailed Jacamar is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Green-tailed Jacamar migrate?
The Green-tailed Jacamar is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Green-tailed 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 Green-tailed Jacamar make?
1 real field recording of the Green-tailed 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 Green-tailed Jacamar's range?
The Green-tailed Jacamar has a mapped global range of about 1.9 million km².
Conservation
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