Purus Jacamar (Galbalcyrhynchus purusianus)

Other Names (World)
Purus Jacamar, Chestnut Jacamar

Family
Galbulidae (Jacamars)

Size
20 cm

First Described (Guide)
Goeldi, 1904

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest, swamp forest.

Range (Guide)

Bolivia, Brazil, Peru.

Eastern Peru (Madre de Dios, Puno, upper R Ucayali) to western Brazil (upper R Juru��¡ and R Pur�s) and northern Bolivia (Beni, Pando).

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 (4)...)

Purus Jacamar (Galbalcyrhynchus purusianus) [XC685699]
by Jacob Wijpkema from Bolpebra, Pando, Bolivia (call, song, subsong)

Purus Jacamar (Galbalcyrhynchus purusianus) [XC223269]
by Pepe Rojas from Cocha Camungo, Madre de Dios, Peru (song)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with White-eared Jacamar (Galbalcyrhynchus leucotis) and sometimes considered conspecific (and was initially presumed to represent female of that form), although no intermediate forms documented despite the fact that both occur on R Ucayali, in Peru.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Purus Jacamar (Galbalcyrhynchus purusianus) - 10 files

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