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 Chingaza National Natural Park
White-chinned Jacamar
Galbula tombacea
Crimson-mantled Woodpecker
Colaptes rivolii
Black-billed Mountain-Toucan
Andigena nigrirostris
Golden-olive Woodpecker
Colaptes rubiginosus
Swallow-wing Puffbird
Chelidoptera tenebrosa
Black-streaked Puffbird
Malacoptila fulvogularis
Southern Emerald-Toucanet
Aulacorhynchus albivitta
Smoky-brown Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus fumigatus
Red-headed Barbet
Eubucco bourcierii
Scaled Piculet
Picumnus squamulatus
Chestnut-eared Aracari
Pteroglossus castanotis
Powerful Woodpecker
Campephilus pollens
📅 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 Chingaza National Natural Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Brown Jacamar sighting in Chingaza National Natural Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Brown Jacamar in Chingaza National Natural Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Brown Jacamar in Chingaza National Natural Park in our monthly data.