Brown Jacamar
Brachygalba lugubris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyGalbulidae (Jacamars)
- GenusBrachygalba (Small Jacamars)
- SpeciesBrachygalba lugubris (Brown Jacamar)
Closest Relatives at Canaima National Park
Paradise Jacamar
Galbula dea
Golden-olive Woodpecker
Colaptes rubiginosus
White-throated Toucan
Ramphastos tucanus
Golden-spangled Piculet
Picumnus exilis
Swallow-wing Puffbird
Chelidoptera tenebrosa
Tepui Toucanet
Aulacorhynchus whitelianus
Waved Woodpecker
Celeus undatus
Guianan Puffbird
Notharchus macrorhynchos
Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus
Black-spotted Barbet
Capito niger
Red-rumped Woodpecker
Veniliornis kirkii
Crimson-crested Woodpecker
Campephilus melanoleucos
📅 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 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 4 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 6 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Noel Kempff Mercado National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 8 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 9 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 10 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Brown Jacamar in Canaima National Park?
About 18% of visitor-days record a Brown Jacamar sighting in Canaima National Park, based on 60 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Brown Jacamar in Canaima National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Brown Jacamar in Canaima National Park in our monthly data.