Bronzy Jacamar
Galbula leucogastra
Least ConcernAves · Piciformes · Galbulidae
About
The bronzy jacamar is a species of bird in the family Galbulidae. It occurs in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.
Fun Fact
It and purplish jacamar (Galbula chalcothorax) were formerly considered conspecific; they now form a superspecies.
Quick Facts
Habitat
Occurs locally in gallery forest, dry forest and cerrado in Brazil, where it occupies light undergrowth and open lower canopies.
Diet
Diet includes a wide variety of flying insects, but "perhaps fewer Lepidoptera or Odonata than do other Galbula species.
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Human Disturbance