Jacamars (Galbulidae)
Brown Jacamar (Brachygalba lugubris) - HBW 7, p. 94
French: Jacamar brun
German: Braunbrust-Glanzvogel
Spanish: Jacamará Pardo
Other common names: Todd’s Jacamar (phaeonota)
Taxonomy: Galbula lugubris Swainson, 1838, Kanuku Mountains, Guyana.
Forms a superspecies with B. salmoni, B. goeringi and B. albogularis. No contact or intergradation between races is known, and potential zones of overlap merit investigation to elucidate taxomonic relationships. Race phaeonota, known only from the type specimen, was described as a separate species, but considered probably a form of present species; further research necessary to confirm its taxonomic placement or, indeed, its validity. Races melanosterna and naumburgi previously treated as together constituting a separate species, and their taxonomic st.. View all taxonomy...
Taxonomy: Galbula lugubris Swainson, 1838, Kanuku Mountains, Guyana.
Forms a superspecies with B. salmoni, B. goeringi and B. albogularis. No contact or intergradation between races is known, and potential zones of overlap merit investigation to elucidate taxomonic relationships. Race phaeonota, known only from the type specimen, was described as a separate species, but considered probably a form of present species; further research necessary to confirm its taxonomic placement or, indeed, its validity. Races melanosterna and naumburgi previously treated as together constituting a separate species, and their taxonomic status may require reassessment. Seven subspecies recognized.
Forms a superspecies with B. salmoni, B. goeringi and B. albogularis. No contact or intergradation between races is known, and potential zones of overlap merit investigation to elucidate taxomonic relationships. Race phaeonota, known only from the type specimen, was described as a separate species, but considered probably a form of present species; further research necessary to confirm its taxonomic placement or, indeed, its validity. Races melanosterna and naumburgi previously treated as together constituting a separate species, and their taxonomic status may require reassessment. Seven subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- fulviventris P. L. Sclater, 1891 - E of Andes in C Colombia (Buenavista, Villavicencio).
- obscuriceps J. T. Zimmer & Phelps, Sr., 1947 - S Venezuela (upper Orinoco region, R Ocamo) and NW Brazil (upper R Padauiri, R Negro).
- lugubris (Swainson, 1838) - E & S Venezuela through the Guianas to NE Brazil.
- fulviventris P. L. Sclater, 1891 - E of Andes in C Colombia (Buenavista, Villavicencio).
- obscuriceps J. T. Zimmer & Phelps, Sr., 1947 - S Venezuela (upper Orinoco region, R Ocamo) and NW Brazil (upper R Padauiri, R Negro).
- lugubris (Swainson, 1838) - E & S Venezuela through the Guianas to NE Brazil.
- caquetae Chapman, 1917 - S Colombia E of Andes (S from Caquetá) S to E Ecuador and N Peru.
- phaeonota Todd, 1943 - W Brazil, at Tonantins (on R Solimões).
- naumburgi Chapman, 1931 - NE Brazil (Maranhão, Piauí).
- melanosterna P. L. Sclater, 1855 - E Bolivia (Santa Cruz) and C & S Brazil (Pará S to Rondônia, Mato Grosso, Goiás, W Minas Gerais, W São Paulo).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird looking around and calling once Locality El Dorado, Bolívar State, Venezuela (ssp lugubris)
DAVID ASCANIO 30 April 2003 5 years ago 28 sec 4.7 -
An individual scratching its neck, then its pair comming and offering an insect Locality Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (ssp melanosterna)
Will Carter 6 June 2007 5 years ago 36 sec 4.5 -
A below shot of an individual perched Locality El Dorado, Bolívar State, Venezuela (ssp lugubris)
DAVID ASCANIO 30 April 2003 5 years ago 18 sec 4.4 -
A bird looking out for prey from a wire. Locality Apoera, Sipaliwini District, Suriname (ssp lugubris)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 1 May 2011 1 year ago 48 sec 4.2 -
A frontal view of a bird on a wire, actively scanning it's surroundings for potential prey. Locality Apoera, Sipaliwini District, Suriname (ssp lugubris)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 1 May 2011 1 year ago 43 sec 4.2 -
A dorsal and a ventral view of a bird on a branch Locality Gran Sabana, Bolívar State, Venezuela (ssp lugubris)
DAVID ASCANIO 28 February 2007 5 years ago 16 sec 4.2
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An adult waiting for a insect.
Locality Tepequem, Roraima State, Brazil
Anselmo d Affonseca 1 year ago 4.6 -
These guys usually pose for close-ups on the wires.
Locality Venezuela
Stan Mansfield 18 March 2009 3 years ago 3.6 -
Two birds perched in a palm tree.
Locality Floresta Nacional de Carajás, Pará State, Brazil (ssp melanosterna)
Josep del Hoyo 12 August 2011 1 year ago 3.5 -
A bird on a branch.
Locality Culuene River, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (ssp lugubris)
Tatiana Colombo 17 October 2007 4 years ago 3.4 -
On a branch
Locality Meta Department, Colombia
mauricio rueda 16 October 2011 1 year ago 3.4 -
A bird perched in a tree.
Locality Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (ssp melanosterna)
Joe Tobias 21 May 2004 21 weeks ago 3
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Songs from a group of three birds. Locality Upata, Bolívar State, Venezuela
(ssp lugubris)
Nick Athanas 17 October 2005 3 years ago 4.5
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