Jacamars (Galbulidae)
Great Jacamar (Jacamerops aureus) - HBW 7, p. 101
French: Grand Jacamar
German: Riesenglanzvogel
Spanish: Jacamará Grande
Taxonomy: Alcedo aurea P. L. S. Müller, 1776, Berbice, Guyana.
Was formerly considered sufficiently distinct to be placed in a monotypic subfamily Jacameropinae, although this no longer considered warranted. Specific scientific name frequently spelt as aurea, but this incorrect as genus name is masculine. Slight variations in tone and intensity of upperpart and underpart coloration in different parts of range, but considerable overlap mitigates against naming of further geographical races. Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- penardi Bangs & Barbour, 1922 - Costa Rica (Caribbean slope), S to W Colombia (E to E Andes) and NW Ecuador (Esmeraldas).
- aureus (P. L. S. Müller, 1776) - Colombia E of Andes, S Venezuela and the Guianas.
- isidori Deville, 1849 - E Ecuador, E Peru, W Brazil (E to R Purús) and N Bolivia (Beni, N La Paz).
- ridgwayi Todd, 1943 - lower Amazonian Brazil (E of R Negro on N bank, E of R Tapajós on S bank) S to Mato Grosso.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird in a tree, singing, looking around and finally flying away Locality Shiripuno River, Pastaza Province, Ecuador (ssp isidori)
Josep del Hoyo 25 August 2007 3 years ago 45 sec 4.9 -
A bird in a tree, singing Locality Shiripuno River, Pastaza Province, Ecuador (ssp isidori)
Josep del Hoyo 25 August 2007 3 years ago 51 sec 4.6 -
A bird perched on a branch Locality Amazonia Lodge, Kosñipata Valley, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Madre de Dios Department, Peru (ssp leucophaius)
Stefan Behrens 2004 6 years ago 29 sec 4.5 -
A back view of a bird perched high in the forest canopy Locality Pipeline Road, Soberanía National Park, Panama (ssp penardi)
Dave Jackson 7 April 2007 4 years ago 18 sec 4.4 -
A bird perched, seen from below Locality Cana Field Station, Darién National Park, Darién Province, Panama (ssp penardi)
Will Carter 6 January 2007 4 years ago 32 sec 3.9 -
A male (white throat) calling (?), while the female sings (?) out of view, the male eventually flying away. Locality Brownsberg National Park, Suriname (ssp aureus)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 28 May 2011 18 weeks ago 42 sec 3.8
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An adult male, after rain. frontal view.
Locality Manaus, Amazonas State, Brazil
Anselmo d Affonseca 8 weeks ago 4.3 -
A bird on a branch.
Locality El Para Reserve, Archidona, Napo Province, Ecuador (ssp isidori)
Nick Athanas 29 August 2005 3 years ago 3.8 -
A bird perching on the branch
Locality Shiripuno Lodge, Pastaza Province, Ecuador
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 8 September 2010 8 weeks ago 3.8 -
Over Trail
Locality Pipeline Road, Soberanía National Park, Panama
Octavio Rios 26 January 2005 1 year ago 1.8
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A male singing in response to whistled imitation. Locality Floresta Amazonica Hotel, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
(ssp ridgwayi)
Bradley Davis 19 December 2005 2 years ago 3 -
song Locality Jocotoco Foundation’s Canandé Station, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador
(ssp penardi)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 3 August 2009 2 years ago 3
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