- Galbula cyanescens
Identification
20–23 cm (7¾-9 in)
- Green upperparts
- Metallic blue green crown
- Black chin
- Green throat and chest
- Rufous underparts and undertail
- Black bill
Female: similar with ochre underparts
Variations
Some individuals in the southeast may show white chin.
Similar Species
Almost identical to White-chinned Jacamar which has dull grayish crown. No known overlap in range.
Distribution
South America: found in riverine forests of eastern Peru to northern Bolivia and western Amazonian Brazil.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Cloud forest, forest edges and secondary growth often near water.
Behaviour
Diet
There is not a lot of information available, but thought to be similar to that of Rufous-tailed Jacamar, i.e. flying insects.
Breeding
The only known nest was a tunnel in a stream embankment.
Vocalisation
Has been described as a series of high-pitched notes; full song an excited series of accelerating mewing whistles.
Movements
Sedentary.
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/
- BirdForum Member observations
- Bluish-fronted Jacamar (Galbula cyanescens), In Neotropical Birds Online (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. retrieved from Neotropical Birds Online: https://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/Species-Account/nb/species/blfjac1
- Brightsmith, Donald J. (2004) Nest sites of termitarium nesting birds in SE Peru. Ornitología Neotropical 15: 319-330.
- Tobias, J., Züchner, T., de Melo Júnior, T.A. & Bonan, A. (2019). Bluish-fronted Jacamar (Galbula cyanescens). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/55948 on 15 July 2019).
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Bluish-fronted Jacamar. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bluish-fronted_Jacamar
