The Jacamar is a beautiful inhabitant of the edges and clearings of the forests of Central and South America. The six recognized subspecies of the Rufous-tailed Jacamar vary slightly in the amount of black on the chin and the number of central green rectrices, but in general, males are iridescent copper/golden green on the upper parts with a white throat and reddish-cinnamon underparts. Females are slightly duller green and have a cinnamon-colored throat.
Order: Pictiformes | Family: Galbulidae
Scientific name: Galbula ruficauda
Common name: Jacamar Colirrufo/Rufous-tailed Jacamar/Galbula ruficauda
Best season for rufous tailed Jacamar: All year round
Conservation status: Least concern (LC)
Description
Metaphorically described as “a small, brilliant hummingbird enlarged to the size of a starling, without loss of delicacy or brightness,” the Jacamar is a bird with stunning plumage. The upper parts, a wide band on the chest, and two or four central rectrices are metallic green. The throat may be white or beige, with a black chin in one subspecies. The rest of the body feathers are reddish, including the tail (hence the common name). The dark-colored bill is relatively long and pointed, held with an upward tilt.
Distribution
Habitat
It is a species that prefers to be at the edge of lowland humid forests, in openings (such as along streams and in fallen trees) within the forest, in the open understory of forests and in high secondary forests, and in cacao plantations.
*Source:https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.rutjac1.01
