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Yellow-billed Jacamar
Galbula albirostris
Yellow-billed Jacamar (Galbula albirostris) — Woodpeckers & Toucans of South America.
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The Yellow-billed Jacamar (Galbula albirostris) is a member of the Galbulidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 22.1 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 albirostris
Quick facts
- Weight
- 22.1 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Galbulidae
- Order
- Piciformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Yellow-billed Jacamar is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Yellow-billed Jacamar is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Yellow-billed Jacamar (Galbula albirostris) is a member of the Galbulidae family, within the order Piciformes. Its range spans South America. Its distribution covers SA n Amazonia.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 22.1 g, with a wing length of about 7.5 cm and a tail of around 6.9 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 1.9 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Yellow-billed Jacamar?
The Yellow-billed Jacamar is a small bird that weighs around 22.1 g.
Where does the Yellow-billed Jacamar live?
The Yellow-billed 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 Yellow-billed Jacamar belong to?
The Yellow-billed Jacamar (Galbula albirostris) belongs to the Galbulidae family, in the order Piciformes.
What does the Yellow-billed Jacamar eat?
The Yellow-billed Jacamar is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Yellow-billed Jacamar migrate?
The Yellow-billed Jacamar is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Yellow-billed 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 Yellow-billed Jacamar make?
1 real field recording of the Yellow-billed 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 Yellow-billed Jacamar's range?
The Yellow-billed Jacamar has a mapped global range of about 1.9 million km².
Conservation
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