Paradise Jacamar

The Paradise Jacamar is distributed throughout tropical rainforests and savanna of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and the Guyanas. The bird's range encompasses nearly the entire Amazon Basin, except in the northwest basin in parts of Colombia and Venezuela, . The diet consists mainly of butterflies and other flying insects.

The Paradise Jacamar is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Paradise Jacamar is a small bird living throughout most of the Amazon basin. Although it is fairly common, it is seldom seen and photographed (only 5 pictures on Flickr as of this writing). Classification: Order: Galbuliformes Family: Galbulidae Genus: Galbula Species: G. More

The Paradise Jacamar, Galbula dea, is a small, approximately 30cm long bird with a long pointed tail, dark brown cap, white throat and long needle-like bill. It has dark greenish blue plumage with iridescent wings. Both sexes are similar. The Paradise Jacamar is distributed throughout tropical rainforests and savanna of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and the Guyanas. More

the family is the long-tailed Paradise jacamar of Amazonia and theGuianas with bronzy black plumage. The Chestnut jacamar has a pink,kingfisher-like bill and the Three-toedjacamar of Brazil is a small bird with achestnut head and blackish and grayishbody. (Other jacamars have four toes, twodirected forward and two backward.) TheGreat jacamar is a stout bird with heavierbill, golden green and rufous, like some ofits smaller relatives. More

Paradise jacamarBirds in Suriname = - Paradise jacamar Photo made by Pascal Dubois in French Guyane (C More

species, the paradise jacamar (Galbula dea), has a small body; its length is attributable to its long bill and elongated tail feathers. Most species are metallic greenish or bluish above and brown below. Jacamars lay their eggs in holes drilled into earthen banks. Although most fly-catching birds have short broad bills, the long-billed jacamars are adept at snapping up flying insects. More