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 Piedras Blancas National Park
Black-mandibled Toucan
Ramphastos ambiguus
Red-crowned Woodpecker
Melanerpes rubricapillus
Golden-naped Woodpecker
Melanerpes chrysauchen
Fiery-billed Aracari
Pteroglossus frantzii
Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus
Rufous-winged Woodpecker
Piculus simplex
Olivaceous Piculet
Picumnus olivaceus
Red-rumped Woodpecker
Veniliornis kirkii
Pale-billed Woodpecker
Campephilus guatemalensis
White-necked Puffbird
Notharchus hyperrhynchus
White-whiskered Puffbird
Malacoptila panamensis
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Rufous-tailed Jacamar in Piedras Blancas National Park?
About 15% of visitor-days record a Rufous-tailed Jacamar sighting in Piedras Blancas National Park, based on 272 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Rufous-tailed Jacamar in Piedras Blancas National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Rufous-tailed Jacamar in Piedras Blancas National Park in our monthly data.