Alternative name: Blue-necked Jacamar
- Galbula cyanicollis
Identification
19–22 cm (7½-8¾ in)
- Glossy green upperparts
- Chestnut underparts
- Blue cheeks, malar and crown
- Black upper malar, yellow lower
- Yellow bare eyering,
Distribution
South America: found in the humid lowlands of north-eastern Peru, Bolivia and Brazil south of the Amazon.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Undisturbed Várzea (seasonally flooded forest) - and forest interior.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of beetles, wasps, bees, ants, flies.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Arthur Grosset
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Blue-cheeked Jacamar. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue-cheeked_Jacamar
