Brachygalba lugubris
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The brown jacamar (Brachygalba lugubris) is a species of bird in the family Galbulidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. The brown jacamar and the dusky-backed (B. salmoni), pale-headed (B. goeringi), and white-throated jacamars (B. albogularis) form a superspecies. The brown jacamar has seven subspecies:
Three of them (fulviventris, phaeonota, and melanosterna) were at one time treated as separate species. The brown jacamar is 14 to 18 cm (5.5 to 7.1 in) long and weighs 16 to 23 g (0.56 to 0.81 oz). The upper parts of the nominate are brown and the lower back dark brown with a greenish black gloss. The wings are blackish with a blue sheen. The chin and throat are off-white, the breast and flanks reddish brown, and the lower breast and belly off-white or buff. The other subspecies differ in the tone and intensity of the back and breast... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Jacamar sighting in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park on a given day, based on 142 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 69th most-seen of the 273 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June, August–October and December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Jacamar in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July, the lowest month. February to April have too few records to rate.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown Jacamar sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Brown Jacamar sightings, Chapada dos Guimarães National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Sierra de la Macarena National Park (Colombia, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brown Jacamar is recorded against all the birds logged in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park (142 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
