- that
puffbirds and
jacamars were
sister groups and
their place in Piciformes. The
phylogenetic relationship between the
jacamars and the
eight other...
- and Ecuador. Like
other jacamars they are elegant,
brightly coloured birds with long
bills and tails. The rufous-tailed
jacamar is
typically 25 cm (10 in)...
-
order Piciformes,
jacamars and
their relatives have
zygodactyl feet, with two toes
pointing forward and two
facing back.
Jacamars evolved with this toe...
- three-toed
jacamar is
generally found singly or in pairs. It
sometimes joins mixed species flocks. Like all
jacamars, the three-toed
jacamar is an insectivore...
- (G. pastazae), and green-tailed
jacamars (G. galbula) are
considered to form a superspecies. The bluish-fronted
jacamar is 20 to 23 cm (7.9 to 9.1 in)...
-
joins mixed-species
foraging flocks in the canopy. A pair of
paradise jacamars was seen
excavating a
burrow in an
arboreal termite nest, and
pairs have...
-
Jacamars are
birds in the
family Galbulidae in the
order Piciformes.
There are
currently 18
extant species of
jacamars recognised by the International...
- salmoni), pale-headed (B. goeringi), and
brown jacamars (B. lugubris) form a superspecies. The white-throated
jacamar is 15 to 16 cm (5.9 to 6.3 in) long. The...
- 3 in) long and
weighs 44 to 50 g (1.6 to 1.8 oz). It is
stouter than many
jacamars, and has a more
robust bill. It is
almost entirely reddish-chestnut, with...
- yellow-billed
jacamar have been
recorded in
arboreal termite nests, and it is ****umed to
burrow into
earth banks as well, like most
other jacamars. The nominate...
