Galbula pastazae
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The coppery-chested jacamar (Galbula pastazae) is a species of bird in the family Galbulidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. The coppery-chested jacamar is monotypic. It and the rufous-tailed (Galbula ruficauda), white-chinned (G. tombacea), bluish-fronted (G. cyanescens), and green-tailed jacamars (G. glabula) are considered to form a superspecies.
The coppery-chested jacamar is 23 to 24 cm (9.1 to 9.4 in) long and weighs approximately 31 to 32 g (1.1 to 1.1 oz). The male's crown is metallic green with a blue gloss. The rest of the upper parts are metallic bronzy green. The throat and breast are shiny green and the belly and vent area are dark rufous. The female is similar except that the chin and throat are dark rufous.
The coppery-chested jacamar is effectively endemic to Ecuador, though there are records from a single site in each of far southern Colombia and far northern Peru. It is found on the east slope of the Andes between approximately 750 to 1,500 m (2,460 to 4,920 ft) in Ecuador. The Colombia record, at El Carmen, Nariño Department, was at 1,600 m (5,200 ft) and the Peru record, on... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Coppery-chested Jacamar sighting in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, based on 213 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 101st most-seen of the 446 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June–July, September and November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Coppery-chested Jacamar in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, against about 10% in August, October and December–May, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Coppery-chested 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.
Only Podocarpus National Park, in our data
Podocarpus National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Coppery-chested Jacamar sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Piciformes
The closest relatives of the Coppery-chested Jacamar that you can see in Podocarpus National Park (order Piciformes, Woodpeckers and Allies) are Crimson-mantled Woodpecker (about 10%), Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan (about 10%) and Red-headed Barbet (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Coppery-chested Jacamar is recorded against all the birds logged in Podocarpus National Park (213 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.
