Rufous-tailed Jacamar
Galbula ruficauda
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyGalbulidae (Jacamars)
- GenusGalbula (Typical Jacamars)
- SpeciesGalbula ruficauda (Rufous-tailed Jacamar)
Closest Relatives at Lago de Yojoa
Golden-fronted Woodpecker
Melanerpes aurifrons
Keel-billed Toucan
Ramphastos sulfuratus
Collared Aracari
Pteroglossus torquatus
Golden-olive Woodpecker
Colaptes rubiginosus
Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus
Olivaceous Piculet
Picumnus olivaceus
Northern Emerald-Toucanet
Aulacorhynchus prasinus
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
Black-cheeked Woodpecker
Melanerpes pucherani
Acorn Woodpecker
Melanerpes formicivorus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Rufous-tailed Jacamar at Lago de Yojoa — 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