Dusky-backed Jacamar (Brachygalba salmoni)

Other Names (World)
Dusky-backed Jacamar, Salmon's Jacamar

Family
Galbulidae (Jacamars)

Size
16.50 - 18 cm

First Described (Guide)
Sclater & Salvin, 1879

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 700 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia, Panama.

Eastern Panama (Dari�n) and north-western Colombia (northern Antioquia, southern C�rdoba, northern Bol��var).

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 (5)...)

Dusky-backed Jacamar (Brachygalba salmoni) [XC359233]
by Iv\u00e1n Lau from Arusa area, Panama (song?)

Dusky-backed Jacamar (Brachygalba salmoni) [XC359234]
by Hans Matheve from Arusa area, Panama (song)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Pale-headed Jacamar (Brachygalba goeringi), Brown Jacamar (Brachygalba lugubris) and White-throated Jacamar (Brachygalba albogularis). Isolated population in northern Colombia at Carmen, in Bol�var, described as subspecies carmenensis on the basis of slight differences in plumage coloration and bill shape, but these appear to fall within range of individual variation elsewhere in Colombia and Panama.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Dusky-backed Jacamar (Brachygalba salmoni) - 10 files

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