Paradise jacamar

Galbula dea

The paradise jacamar is a small, approximately 30 cm long bird with a long pointed tail, dark brown cap, white throat and long needle-like bill. It has dark greenish blue plumage with iridescent wings. Both sexes are similar.
Paradise jacamar (Galbula dea) San Lorenzo, Madre de Dios, Peru. Jun 11, 2022 Fall,Galbula dea,Geotagged,Paradise jacamar,Peru

Distribution

The paradise jacamar is distributed throughout tropical rainforests and savanna of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and the Guyanas. Its range encompasses nearly the entire Amazon Basin, except in the northwest basin in parts of Colombia and Venezuela.
Paradise Jacamar - II, Inírida, Colombia  Colombia,Fall,Galbula dea,Geotagged,Guainía,Inírida,Paradise jacamar,South America,World

Status

Widespread and common throughout its range, the paradise jacamar is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Paradise Jacamar, Inírida, Colombia Heavily cropped against a dull sky, but a beautiful bird nevertheless. Colombia,Galbula dea,Guainía,Inírida,Paradise jacamar,South America,World

Food

The diet consists mainly of butterflies and other flying insects.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderPiciformes
FamilyGalbulidae
GenusGalbula
SpeciesG. dea