Jacamars (Galbulidae)

Three-toed Jacamar (Jacamaralcyon tridactyla) - HBW 7, p. 94

French: Jacamar tridactyle German: Dreizehen-Glanzvogel Spanish: Jacamará Tridáctilo

Taxonomy: Galbula tridactyla Vieillot, 1817, São Paulo, Brazil.
Close to Brachygalba, particularly B. lugubris, but isolated by foot morphology, elongated head feathers and gregarious behaviour. Monotypic.

Distribution: SE Brazil (Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paraná).