Great Jacamar
Jacamerops aureus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyGalbulidae (Jacamars)
- GenusJacamerops
- SpeciesJacamerops aureus (Great Jacamar)
Closest Relatives at Brownsberg Nature Park
Yellow-billed Jacamar
Galbula albirostris
Green-tailed Jacamar
Galbula galbula
Bronzy Jacamar
Galbula leucogastra
Brown Jacamar
Brachygalba lugubris
Paradise Jacamar
Galbula dea
Golden-olive Woodpecker
Colaptes rubiginosus
Guianan Toucanet
Selenidera piperivora
Red-necked Woodpecker
Campephilus rubricollis
Waved Woodpecker
Celeus undatus
White-throated Toucan
Ramphastos tucanus
Channel-billed Toucan
Ramphastos vitellinus
Golden-collared Woodpecker
Veniliornis cassini
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 2 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 9 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 10 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 11 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 12 | Utría National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 13 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 14 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 15 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 16 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Great Jacamar in Brownsberg Nature Park?
About 11% of visitor-days record a Great Jacamar sighting in Brownsberg Nature Park, based on 26 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Great Jacamar in Brownsberg Nature Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Great Jacamar in Brownsberg Nature Park in our monthly data.