#jacamar

[herpsandbirds]

Great Jacamar (Jacamerops aureus), family Galbulidae, order Piciformes, Costa Rica

photograph by Bernardo López Miranda

[birdstudies]

January 3, 2026 - Paradise Jacamar (Galbula dea) Found in parts of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela, these jacamars live in and around forests, savannas, and wetlands. They eat insects and spiders, capturing prey in short flights from exposed perches alone, in pairs, or in small groups. Little is known about their breeding behavior but pairs have been observed digging burrows in arboreal termite nests.

[best-bird-tournament]

Piciformes order

Which is the best bird?

Coppery-chested jacamar

Pileated woodpecker

Red-throated barbet

Yellow-rumped tinkerbird

Keel-billed toucan

Toucan barbet

Yellow-rumped honeyguide

Pied puffbird

Lemon-throated barbet

Voting ended onJan 21

[kneelian]

blue-necked jacamar digital / photoshop 2025

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[dougdimmadodo]

Rufous-Tailed Jacamar (Galbula ruficauda)

Family: Jacamar Family (Galbulidae)

IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern

Though somewhere between hummingbirds and kingfishers in appearance, jacamars like the Rufous-Tailed Jacamar are believed to be cousins of woodpeckers and have historically been placed alongside them in the order Piciformes, although more recent genetic evidence suggests that alongside their close relatives the puffbirds they may actually be distinct enough to warrant being reclassified as part of entirely new order, the Galbuliformes. Found mainly in forests and well-vegetated shrublands across northern South America and southern Central America, Rufous-Tailed Jacamars, like most members of their family, are agile insect-eaters that use their extremely long, narrow bills to catch small insects such as butterflies and wasps straight out of the air.

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[todaysbird]

the rufous-tailed jacamar is a small, brightly colored bird found in south america. this insectivorous species is often found hunting insects in tropical forest habitats. males of the species are differentiated by their bright white throat. eggs are laid either in a shallow burrow or a termite nest, which may double as a repellent for mites. members of the species are able to differentiate between butterfly species based on shape. although they are known to resemble both hummingbirds and kingfishers, they are more closely related to woodpeckers.