- Jacamaralcyon tridactyla
Photo by Ciro Albano
Balbina Forest, Bandeira, State of Minas Gerais, Northeast, Brazil October, 2009
Balbina Forest, Bandeira, State of Minas Gerais, Northeast, Brazil October, 2009
Identification:
18 cm
- Dull olivaceous plumage
- Long slender blackish bill
- Dark grey upperparts glossed green
- White breast and lower belly
- Olivaceous-grey flanks and vent
- Blackish throat
- Brown face
- Buffy streaking on crown
- White malar streaks
- Long tail
- Dusky wings
Distribution
Lowlands of south-eastern Brazil (Minas Gerais to Paraná)
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Dry lowland Atlantic forests and fragmented forest; savannah grasslands with wooded copses. Also open fields and tree-lined roads.
Behaviour
Usually seen in small groups, partially concealed and perched motionless in subcanopy. In an area with exposed mud banks.
Diet
The diet includes insects.
Breeding
They nest in earth bank cavities beside streams and roadcuttings.
Vocalisation
Complex series of ascending whistles mixed with raspy notes, often delivered in groups. Also wheet call.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- BirdLife International
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Three-toed Jacamar. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 10 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Three-toed_Jacamar
