White-eared Jacamar (Galbalcyrhynchus leucotis)

Other Names (World)
White-eared Jacamar, Chestnut Jacamar

Family
Galbulidae (Jacamars)

Size
20 cm

First Described (Guide)
Des Murs, 1845

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest, swamp forest. From sea-level - 500 m.

Range (Guide)

Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.

East of Andes in southern Colombia (southern from Meta), Ecuador and north-eastern Peru (south to R Ucayali), and western Brazil along R Solim��es (east to below mouth of R Pur�s at Caviana, opposite Manacapur�).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (31)...)

White-eared Jacamar (Galbalcyrhynchus leucotis) [XC238271]
by Niels Krabbe from Orellana: Laguna A\u00f1angu ('Napo Wildlife Center'), s-bank R\u00edo Napo, Ecuador (call)

White-eared Jacamar (Galbalcyrhynchus leucotis) [XC693524]
by Peter Boesman from Ca\u00f1o La Rompida, Vichada, Colombia (call)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Purus Jacamar (Galbalcyrhynchus purusianus) and sometimes considered conspecific, but no intermediate forms documented despite their co-existence on R Ucayali, in Peru.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

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