- Galbula galbula
Identification
18–22 cm
Male
- Coppery-green upperparts and chestband
- Bluish-green crown and head sides
- Black tail
Distribution
South America: found from eastern Colombia to southern Venezuela, the Guianas, northern and central Brazil.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Coastal and lowland rainforests, forest edges and scrub near water.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of sawflies, wasps, bees and ants. They also eat butterflies and moths.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Green-tailed Jacamar. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 November 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Green-tailed_Jacamar
