- Galbula leucogastra
Identification
- Metallic green-bronze upperparts and breast
- Dark blue crown
- Dark iris
Male
- White throat and belly
Female
- Buffy throat and belly
Distribution
South America: found in central Amazonia, from eastern Colombia, and southern Venezuela, east to Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana; south to southeastern Peru (Madre de Dios), northern Bolivia and south central Amazonian Brazil (south to Mato Grosso).
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Subspecies viridissima is not generally recognised[2].
Habitat
Dry shrubland, moist and white-sand forests.
Behaviour
Diet
They hawk for insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Arthur Grosset
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Bronzy Jacamar. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bronzy_Jacamar
