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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a single individual perched in a open area Locality Palmichal, Carabobo State, Venezuela
DAVID ASCANIO 4 February 2011 40 weeks ago 24 sec 4.7 -
A male with an insect just caught. Locality Una Ecopark, Bahia State, Brazil (ssp rufoviridis)
Josep del Hoyo 20 January 2005 4 years ago 39 sec 4.7 -
A male singing from a branch Locality Lençois, Chapada Diamantina, Bahia State, Brazil (ssp rufoviridis)
Josep del Hoyo 16 January 2005 4 years ago 46 sec 4.7 -
A male feeding on an insect Locality Carara National Park, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica (ssp melanogenia)
Max Roth 28 February 2003 7 years ago 59 sec 4.5 -
A male actively checking the surroundings in search of prey and flying away. Locality Las Cuevas Research Station, Belize (ssp melanogenia)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 3 August 2005 4 years ago 19 sec 4.4 -
A male waiting for prey on a branch and flying away. Locality Curicaca Wildlife Refuge, Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (ssp heterogyna)
Alex García · Videoaves 12 July 2008 2 years ago 19 sec 4.3
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Headshot of a male bird.
Locality Grafton, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago (ssp ruficauda)
Steve Garvie 1 July 2006 1 year ago 4.7 -
A bird perched on a branch.
Locality Embiara Lodge, Aquidauana, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil (ssp heterogyna)
Carmelo López 11 November 2011 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4.4 -
Feeding on a Horse fly at Las Cuevas
Locality Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
SIRROYALTY 16 March 2011 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4.4 -
Male on a branch
Locality Apulo, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia
mauricio rueda 7 November 2011 13 weeks ago 4.3 -
frontal view of a female at Cuffie River
Locality Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago
Stephen Romany 22 April 2011 33 weeks ago 4.1 -
One adult male perched (Mata Negra).
Locality Rio Claro, São Paulo State, Brazil
Carlos Gussoni 17 October 2011 6 weeks ago 4
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call Locality Jocotoco Foundation’s Canandé Station, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador
(ssp melanogenia)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 3 August 2009 2 years ago 4
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