Jacamars (Galbulidae)

Bluish-fronted Jacamar (Galbula cyanescens) - HBW 7, p. 100

French: Jacamar à couronne bleue German: Blaustirn-Glanzvogel Spanish: Jacamará Coroniazul
Other common names: Blue-fronted Jacamar

Taxonomy: Galbula cyanescens Deville, 1849, Sarayacu, River Ucayali, Peru.
Forms a superspecies with G. ruficauda, G. galbula, G. pastazae and G. tombacea; most closely related to the last two. Monotypic.

Distribution: S of Amazon in E Peru, W Brazil (E to R Madeira) and N Bolivia (S to N La Paz).

Least Concern

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Lateral view of an adult bird perched on a branch. Locality Los Amigos Biological Station (CICRA), Madre de Dios Department, Peru (Monotypic species)
Joe Tobias 26 October 2004 22 weeks ago 4
An immature bird in hand. Locality Piedritas, Pando Department, Bolivia (Monotypic species)
Joe Tobias 3 November 2005 22 weeks ago 3.5
An adult male in hand. Locality Piedritas, Pando Department, Bolivia (Monotypic species)
Joe Tobias 3 November 2005 22 weeks ago 3.5
Bird perched in a tree at the Tambopata Research Center, south-east Peru Locality Peru (Monotypic species)
lochfitty 31 July 2007 4 years ago 2