Great Jacamar
Jacamerops aureus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyGalbulidae (Jacamars)
- GenusJacamerops
- SpeciesJacamerops aureus (Great Jacamar)
Closest Relatives at Cordillera Azul National Park
Bluish-fronted Jacamar
Galbula cyanescens
Yellow-billed Jacamar
Galbula albirostris
Yellow-tufted Woodpecker
Melanerpes cruentatus
Gilded Barbet
Capito auratus
Versicoloured Barbet
Eubucco versicolor
Black-fronted Nunbird
Monasa nigrifrons
Chestnut-eared Aracari
Pteroglossus castanotis
Chestnut-tipped Toucanet
Aulacorhynchus derbianus
Scarlet-banded Barbet
Capito wallacei
Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus
Spot-breasted Woodpecker
Colaptes punctigula
Golden-olive Woodpecker
Colaptes rubiginosus
📅 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 Cordillera Azul National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Great Jacamar sighting in Cordillera Azul National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Great Jacamar in Cordillera Azul National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Great Jacamar in Cordillera Azul National Park in our monthly data.