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 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas
Rufous-tailed Jacamar
Galbula ruficauda
Toco Toucan
Ramphastos toco
Black-fronted Nunbird
Monasa nigrifrons
Little Woodpecker
Veniliornis passerinus
White-wedged Piculet
Picumnus albosquamatus
White Woodpecker
Melanerpes candidus
Golden-green Woodpecker
Piculus chrysochloros
Chestnut-eared Aracari
Pteroglossus castanotis
Pale-crested Woodpecker
Celeus lugubris
Yellow-tufted Woodpecker
Melanerpes cruentatus
Crimson-crested Woodpecker
Campephilus melanoleucos
Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Brown Jacamar at Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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 |