Dusky-backed Jacamar

Dusky-backed Jacamar

Brachygalba salmoni

0–10% · With luck
overall probability at Darién National Park

Closest Relatives at Darién National Park

Rufous-tailed Jacamar
LC

Rufous-tailed Jacamar

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Galbula ruficauda

20–30% · Possible
Great Jacamar
LC

Great Jacamar

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Jacamerops aureus

10–20% · With luck
Keel-billed Toucan
NT

Keel-billed Toucan

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphastos sulfuratus

50–60% · Likely
Collared Aracari
LC

Collared Aracari

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pteroglossus torquatus

40–50% · Likely
Red-crowned Woodpecker
LC

Red-crowned Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Melanerpes rubricapillus

40–50% · Likely
Black-mandibled Toucan
LC

Black-mandibled Toucan

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphastos ambiguus

40–50% · Likely
Cinnamon Woodpecker
LC

Cinnamon Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Celeus loricatus

30–40% · Possible
Black-cheeked Woodpecker
LC

Black-cheeked Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Melanerpes pucherani

30–40% · Possible
Crimson-crested Woodpecker
LC

Crimson-crested Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Campephilus melanoleucos

30–40% · Possible
Lineated Woodpecker

Lineated Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dryocopus lineatus

30–40% · Possible
Pied Puffbird
LC

Pied Puffbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Notharchus tectus

20–30% · Possible
Red-rumped Woodpecker

Red-rumped Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Veniliornis kirkii

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
0–10
Mar
0–10
Apr
10–20
May
<5
Jun
10–20
Jul
0–10
Aug
10–20
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
0–10
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
0–10%
2 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
3 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Dusky-backed Jacamar in Darién National Park?

About 8% of visitor-days record a Dusky-backed Jacamar sighting in Darién National Park, based on 223 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Dusky-backed Jacamar in Darién National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Dusky-backed Jacamar in Darién National Park in our monthly data.

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