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Three-toed Jacamar
Jacamaralcyon tridactyla
Three-toed Jacamar (Jacamaralcyon tridactyla) — Woodpeckers & Toucans of South America.
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The Three-toed Jacamar (Jacamaralcyon tridactyla) is a member of the Galbulidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 18.3 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Close to qualifying for a threatened category in the near future.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Piciformes
- Family Galbulidae Jacamars
- Genus Jacamaralcyon
- Species tridactyla
Quick facts
- Weight
- 18.3 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Galbulidae
- Order
- Piciformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Three-toed 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 Three-toed Jacamar is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Three-toed Jacamar (Jacamaralcyon tridactyla) is a member of the Galbulidae family, within the order Piciformes. Its range spans South America. Its distribution covers SA se Brazil.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 18.3 g, with a wing length of about 7.2 cm and a tail of around 6.9 cm.
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened. That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 390,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Three-toed Jacamar?
The Three-toed Jacamar is a small bird that weighs around 18.3 g.
Where does the Three-toed Jacamar live?
The Three-toed Jacamar is found across South America with a range covering SA se Brazil, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Three-toed Jacamar belong to?
The Three-toed Jacamar (Jacamaralcyon tridactyla) belongs to the Galbulidae family, in the order Piciformes.
What does the Three-toed Jacamar eat?
The Three-toed Jacamar is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Three-toed Jacamar migrate?
The Three-toed Jacamar is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Three-toed Jacamar endangered?
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
What sound does the Three-toed Jacamar make?
1 real field recording of the Three-toed 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 Three-toed Jacamar's range?
The Three-toed Jacamar has a mapped global range of about 390,000 km².
Conservation
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