Birds of Colombia


Yellow-billed Jacamar (Galbula albirostris chalcocephala) Leticia, Amazonas, Colombia

Found in 'terra firma' forest.


Purplish Jacamar (Galbula chalcothorax) Finca Porvenir, Colombia
Photograph by Jorge Muñoz © All Rights Reserved.

Virtually identical to the [Bronzy Jacamar].


Bluish-fronted Jacamar (Galbula cyanescens) Villa Carmen, Pilcopata, Peru

Back side.


Blue-necked Jacamar (Galbula cyanicollis) Carajás National Forest, Brazil
Photograph by Ciro Albano NE Brazil Birding © All Rights Reserved.

Also called the Blue-cheeked Jacamar. Note yellow skin around eye similar to [Yellow-billed Jacamar].


Paradise Jacamar (Galbula dea) Novo Mundo, MT, Brazil
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A large jacamar generally on the highest branches.


Green-tailed Jacamar (Galbula galbula) Inírida, Guainía, Colombia

Eating butterfly.


Bronzy Jacamar (Galbula leucogastra) Mitu, Vaupes, Colombia

Virtually identical to the [Purplish Jacamar].
Additional photo.


Coppery-chested Jacamar (Galbula pastazae) Female Vulnerable Mocoa, Putumayo, Colombia The male has a green throat.

Found in a narrow altitude range around 1400m on the eastern Andean slope. Note yellow eye-ring and blue crown. Male has green throat.


Rufous-tailed Jacamar (Galbula ruficauda) REGUA, Cachoeiras de Macacu, RJ, Brazil

Widespread and relatively common. Often considered a large hummingbird by inexperienced birders. Sits on a perch in the open waiting for butterflies or dragonflies.
Back view.
Additional photo.


White-chinned Jacamar (Galbula tombacea tombacea) Villavicencio, Colombia

From front.