Bronzy Jacamar (Galbula leucogastra)

Bronzy Jacamar (Galbula leucogastra)

Brazil

The Bronzy Jacamar is slightly larger than the Green-tailed Jacamar (Galbula galbula) but has the same length (5 cms or 2 inches) of slender bill.

Its upperparts and breast are a beautiful bronzy metallic green and the crown is dark blue. The male in the first photo has a white throat and belly while the female in the second photo has a buff throat and belly.

Female Bronzy Jacamar, Presidente Figueiredo, Amazonas, Brazil, July 2001 - click for larger image

It is found in the Amazon Basin and seems to prefer sandy-belt forest edges and particularly campina.

There are illustrations in HBW, Volume 7, Page 98; and in Hilty & Brown, Plate 18.

See the Green-tailed Jacamar page for general information on Jacamars and also the Rufous-tailed Jacamar page.

Male Bronzy Jacamar, Borba, Amazonas, Brazil, August 2004 - click for larger image

Bronzy Jacamar, Cristalino, Mato Grosso, Brazil, December 2006 - click for larger image

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