Galbulidae (Jacamars) — Wallace's Line

Species in this group

LC

Galbula ruficauda

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

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Galbula cyanescens

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

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Galbula galbula

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

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Brachygalba lugubris

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

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Galbula pastazae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Galbalcyrhynchus leucotis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Jacamerops aureus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Galbula dea

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Galbula tombacea

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Galbula chalcothorax

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Galbalcyrhynchus purusianus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Brachygalba albogularis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Galbula albirostris

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Brachygalba salmoni

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Galbula leucogastra

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Jacamars

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 1 zoo or centre

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 15	~70%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			~70%
2	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 15	~50%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			~50%
3	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 15	~40%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			~40%
4	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	5 of 15	~40%
	Green-tailed Jacamar			~30%
	Paradise Jacamar			~10%
	Yellow-billed Jacamar			<5%
	Bronzy Jacamar			<5%
	Great Jacamar			<5%
5	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	5 of 15	~40%
	Bluish-fronted Jacamar			~30%
	Purús Jacamar			~10%
	Great Jacamar			<5%
	White-throated Jacamar			<5%
	Paradise Jacamar			<5%
6	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	5 of 15	~40%
	Bluish-fronted Jacamar			~30%
	White-throated Jacamar			~10%
	Great Jacamar			<5%
	Paradise Jacamar			<5%
	Purús Jacamar			<5%
7	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 15	~30%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			~30%
8	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 15	~30%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			~30%
9	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	6 of 15	~30%
	Brown Jacamar			~20%
	White-chinned Jacamar			~10%
	Great Jacamar			<5%
	Yellow-billed Jacamar			<5%
	White-eared Jacamar			<5%
	Paradise Jacamar			<5%
10	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	1 of 15	~30%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			~30%
11	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1 of 15	~30%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			~30%
12	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 15	~30%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			~30%
13	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 15	~20%
	Brown Jacamar			~20%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			~10%
14	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	6 of 15	~20%
	Great Jacamar			~10%
	White-eared Jacamar			~10%
	Purplish Jacamar			~10%
	Yellow-billed Jacamar			<5%
	White-chinned Jacamar			<5%
	Brown Jacamar			<5%
15	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 15	~20%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			~20%
16	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 15	~20%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			~20%
17	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 15	~20%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			~20%
18	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 15	~20%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			~20%
19	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 15	~20%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			~20%
20	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	3 of 15	~10%
	White-eared Jacamar			~10%
	Great Jacamar			<5%
	White-chinned Jacamar			<5%
21	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 15	~10%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			~10%
22	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 15	~10%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			~10%
23	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 15	~10%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			~10%
24	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	5 of 15	~10%
	White-eared Jacamar			~10%
	White-chinned Jacamar			<5%
	Great Jacamar			<5%
	Yellow-billed Jacamar			<5%
	Paradise Jacamar			<5%
25	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 15	~10%
	Coppery-chested Jacamar			~10%
26	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 15	~10%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			~10%
27	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 15	~10%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			~10%
28	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3 of 15	~10%
	Great Jacamar			~10%
	Dusky-backed Jacamar			<5%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			<5%
29	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	1 of 15	~10%
	Great Jacamar			~10%
30	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 15	~10%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			~10%
31	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 15	~10%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			~10%
32	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 15	~10%
	Great Jacamar			~10%
33	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 15	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			<5%
34	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 15	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			<5%
35	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 15	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			<5%
36	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1 of 15	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			<5%
37	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 15	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			<5%
38	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 15	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			<5%
39	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 15	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			<5%
40	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 15	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	João Pessoa	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 15	~20%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			~20%
2	Goiânia	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 15	~20%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			~20%
3	Valencia	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 15	~20%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			~20%
4	Recife	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 15	~20%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			~20%
5	Caracas	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 15	~10%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			~10%
6	Maceió	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 15	~10%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			~10%
7	Campo Grande	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 15	~10%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			~10%
8	Belo Horizonte	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 15	~10%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			~10%
9	Brasilia	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 15	~10%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			~10%
10	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1 of 15	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			<5%
11	Belém	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 15	<5%
	Paradise Jacamar			<5%
12	Salvador	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 15	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			<5%
13	Barranquilla	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 15	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			<5%
14	Niterói	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 15	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			<5%
15	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 15	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Boston Aquarial Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity

Jacamars

Species in this group

Rufous-tailed Jacamar

Bluish-fronted Jacamar

Green-tailed Jacamar

Brown Jacamar

Coppery-chested Jacamar

White-eared Jacamar

Great Jacamar

Paradise Jacamar

White-chinned Jacamar

Purplish Jacamar

Purús Jacamar

White-throated Jacamar

Yellow-billed Jacamar

Dusky-backed Jacamar

Bronzy Jacamar

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Jacamars

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found