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 Serra da Canastra National Park
Toco Toucan
Ramphastos toco
Campo Flicker
Colaptes campestris
White-eared Puffbird
Nystalus chacuru
White-barred Piculet
Picumnus cirratus
Red-breasted Toucan
Ramphastos dicolorus
Little Woodpecker
Veniliornis passerinus
Green-barred Woodpecker
Colaptes melanochloros
White Woodpecker
Melanerpes candidus
Checkered Woodpecker
Veniliornis mixtus
Blond-crested Woodpecker
Celeus flavescens
Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus
Crimson-crested Woodpecker
Campephilus melanoleucos
📅 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 Serra da Canastra National Park?
About 16% of visitor-days record a Rufous-tailed Jacamar sighting in Serra da Canastra National Park, based on 79 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Rufous-tailed Jacamar in Serra da Canastra National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Rufous-tailed Jacamar in Serra da Canastra National Park in our monthly data.