Dusky-backed Jacamar - BirdForum Opus

Male
Photo © by Gerald Friesen
Darien Region, Panama, February 2015

Brachygalba salmoni

Identification

16·5–18 cm (6½-7 in); Female is also a little smaller than male.
Greenish-black upperparts, chest, flanks and under-wing coverts while most of the underside is cinnamon and the throat is whitish (male) or buff (female).

Distribution

Central America: found in tropical eastern Panama and north-western Colombia.

Taxonomy

Female
Photo © by Stanley Jones
Comarca Embera Wounaan, Pinogana, Darién Province, Panama, February 2018

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Subspecies carmenensis is generally considered to be invalid^[2].

Habitat

Lowland damp forests, shrubby forest edges and clearings; jungle riversides.

Behaviour

Diet

Their main diet consists of flying insects, including moths.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2015)
4. Angher and Dean The Birds of Panama

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Dusky-backed Jacamar. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Dusky-backed_Jacamar

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