Purplish Jacamar (Galbula chalcothorax)

Family
Galbulidae (Jacamars)

Size
23.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
Sclater, 1855

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 1,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.

South-eastern Colombia (Putumayo, Vaup�s, Guain��a), eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru and western Brazil (R Juru�).

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 (28)...)

Purplish Jacamar (Galbula chalcothorax) [XC238280]
by John V. Moore from Orellana: 'Maxus' road km 37 (27 km SSE Pompeya), Ecuador (song)

Purplish Jacamar (Galbula chalcothorax) [XC77028]
by Andrew Spencer from Yasun\u00ed Research Station, Parque Nacional Yasun\u00ed, Orellana, Ecuador (call)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Bronzy Jacamar (Galbula leucogastra). Sometimes regarded as conspecific, but geographical isolation and apparently stable morphological differences support treatment as separate species.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Purplish Jacamar (Galbula chalcothorax) - 10 files

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