Jacamars (Galbulidae)
Rufous-tailed Jacamar (Galbula ruficauda) - HBW 7, p. 96
French: Jacamar à queue rousse
German: Rotschwanz-Glanzvogel
Spanish: Jacamará Colirrufo
Other common names: Black-chinned Jacamar (melanogenia); Rufous-and-green/Spot-tailed Jacamar (rufoviridis)
Taxonomy: Galbula ruficauda Cuvier, 1816, Guyana.
Forms a superspecies with G. galbula, G. pastazae, G. tombacea and G. cyanescens. Race rufoviridis (with heterogyna) geographically separated from other races by G. galbula, G. tombacea and G. cyanescens, and long regarded as a full species; given its phenotypic similarity to other forms of present species, however, probably best treated as conspecific, pending further research. Race melanogenia previously considered a separate species, but this treatment confounded by limited hybridization with nominate race around Gulf of .. View all taxonomy...
Taxonomy: Galbula ruficauda Cuvier, 1816, Guyana.
Forms a superspecies with G. galbula, G. pastazae, G. tombacea and G. cyanescens. Race rufoviridis (with heterogyna) geographically separated from other races by G. galbula, G. tombacea and G. cyanescens, and long regarded as a full species; given its phenotypic similarity to other forms of present species, however, probably best treated as conspecific, pending further research. Race melanogenia previously considered a separate species, but this treatment confounded by limited hybridization with nominate race around Gulf of Urabá, NW Colombia; Ecuadorian and Colombian individuals tend towards smaller size and darker coloration, but differences considered insufficient for recognition of additional geographical races. Races heterogyna, pallens and brevirostris may form parts of clinal variation, as differences in coloration are minor. Six subspecies currently recognized.
Forms a superspecies with G. galbula, G. pastazae, G. tombacea and G. cyanescens. Race rufoviridis (with heterogyna) geographically separated from other races by G. galbula, G. tombacea and G. cyanescens, and long regarded as a full species; given its phenotypic similarity to other forms of present species, however, probably best treated as conspecific, pending further research. Race melanogenia previously considered a separate species, but this treatment confounded by limited hybridization with nominate race around Gulf of Urabá, NW Colombia; Ecuadorian and Colombian individuals tend towards smaller size and darker coloration, but differences considered insufficient for recognition of additional geographical races. Races heterogyna, pallens and brevirostris may form parts of clinal variation, as differences in coloration are minor. Six subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- melanogenia P. L. Sclater, 1853 - E Mexico (Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas) S to W Andes of Colombia and Ecuador.
- pallens Bangs, 1898 - extreme N Colombia (Santa Marta, lower Magdalena Valley) and extreme NW Venezuela (Zulia).
- brevirostris Cory, 1913 - N Colombia (Norte de Santander) and NW Venezuela (around head of L Maracaibo).
- melanogenia P. L. Sclater, 1853 - E Mexico (Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas) S to W Andes of Colombia and Ecuador.
- pallens Bangs, 1898 - extreme N Colombia (Santa Marta, lower Magdalena Valley) and extreme NW Venezuela (Zulia).
- brevirostris Cory, 1913 - N Colombia (Norte de Santander) and NW Venezuela (around head of L Maracaibo).
- ruficauda Cuvier, 1816 - C Colombia (Magdalena Valley N of Cauca, Arauca, Casanare), Venezuela (except NW & S), Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana (and very scarce E to coastal French Guiana), and N Brazil (upper R Branco, in Roraima).
- rufoviridis Cabanis, 1851 - much of Brazil S of Amazon and E of R Madeira, and N Bolivia (Pando, La Paz); records from Paraguay and Argentina unconfirmed.
- heterogyna Todd, 1932 - E Bolivia (Beni, Cochabamba, Santa Cruz) and SC Brazil (W Mato Grosso).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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bird perching close to a lake Locality Finca La Vuelta Larga, Sucre State, Venezuela
Thore Noernberg 6 August 2012 40 weeks ago 20 sec 4.6 -
A male with an insect just caught. Locality Una Ecopark, Bahia State, Brazil (ssp rufoviridis)
Josep del Hoyo 20 January 2005 5 years ago 39 sec 4.5 -
a single individual perched in a open area Locality Palmichal, Carabobo State, Venezuela
DAVID ASCANIO 4 February 2011 2 years ago 24 sec 4.5 -
A front view of a perched male Locality Cumboto, Henri Pittier National Park, Aragua State, Venezuela (ssp ruficauda)
DAVID ASCANIO 31 October 2003 4 years ago 28 sec 4.5 -
A male feeding on an insect Locality Carara National Park, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica (ssp melanogenia)
Max Roth 28 February 2003 8 years ago 59 sec 4.5 -
A close-up of a bird following the prey with the eyes and catching it, then flying off. Locality Fazenda Javaes, Pium, Tocantins State, Brazil (ssp rufoviridis)
Josep del Hoyo 5 August 2011 45 weeks ago 20 sec 4.4
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Headshot of a male bird.
Locality Grafton, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago (ssp ruficauda)
Steve Garvie 1 July 2006 3 years ago 4.7 -
Ariramba de cauda ruiva
Locality Espirito Santo State, Brazil
Lindolfo Souto 29 October 2010 33 weeks ago 4.6 -
A bird perched on a branch.
Locality Embiara Lodge, Nhecolândia, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil (ssp heterogyna)
Carmelo López 11 November 2011 1 year ago 4.6 -
Feeding on a Horse fly at Las Cuevas
Locality Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago (ssp ruficauda)
SIRROYALTY 16 March 2011 1 year ago 4.4 -
Male on a branch
Locality Apulo, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia
mauricio rueda 7 November 2011 1 year ago 4.3 -
Rufous-tailed Jacamar male
Locality Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago
Kevin B Agar 1 March 2013 6 weeks ago 4.3
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Two birds singing after playback. Locality Itacaré Beach, Itacaré, Bahia State, Brazil
Antonio Silveira 7 June 2006 44 weeks ago 4 -
An individual calling repeteadly. Locality Fazenda Javaes, Pium, Tocantins State, Brazil
(ssp rufoviridis)
Josep del Hoyo 5 August 2011 45 weeks ago 4 -
A bird calling. Locality Fazenda Javaes, Pium, Tocantins State, Brazil
(ssp rufoviridis)
Josep del Hoyo 5 August 2011 45 weeks ago 4 -
call Locality Jocotoco Foundation’s Canandé Station, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador
(ssp melanogenia)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 3 August 2009 3 years ago 4 -
A couple near a nest. Near stream in the forest. Locality Fazenda Country, Canavieiras, Bahia State, Brazil
Antonio Silveira 25 January 2013 15 weeks ago 0
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