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A photo of a Rufous-tailed Jacamar (Galbula ruficauda), male
Rufous-tailed Jacamar, Male

Rufous-tailed Jacamar

Galbula ruficauda

The rufous-tailed jacamar (Galbula ruficauda) is a near-passerine bird which breeds in the tropical New World in southern Mexico, Central America and South America as far south as southern Brazil and Ecuador. Like other jacamars they are elegant, brightly coloured birds with long bills and tails. The rufous-tailed jacamar is typically 25 cm long with a 5 cm long black bill. The subspecies G. r. brevirostris has, as its name implies, a shorter bill. This bird is metallic green above, and the underparts are mainly orange, including the undertail, but there is a green breast band. Sexes differ in that the male has a white throat, and the female a buff throat; she also tends to have paler underparts. The race G. r. pallens has a copper-coloured back in both sexes.
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Chris Bell
Monday 04 Sep 2023 - 9:27am
Colombia
A photo of a Rufous-tailed Jacamar photographed in Hotel Zenú Colombia
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Chris Bell
Friday 18 Aug 2023 - 3:07pm
Colombia
A map showing the sighting location
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Chris Bell
Friday 18 Aug 2023 - 2:34pm
Colombia
A map showing the sighting location
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Chris Bell
Friday 18 Aug 2023 - 9:27am
Colombia
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