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 Sierra de la Macarena National Park
White-chinned Jacamar
Galbula tombacea
Great Jacamar
Jacamerops aureus
White-eared Jacamar
Galbalcyrhynchus leucotis
Yellow-billed Jacamar
Galbula albirostris
Paradise Jacamar
Galbula dea
Bronzy Jacamar
Galbula leucogastra
Rufous-tailed Jacamar
Galbula ruficauda
White-throated Toucan
Ramphastos tucanus
Chestnut-eared Aracari
Pteroglossus castanotis
Yellow-tufted Woodpecker
Melanerpes cruentatus
Channel-billed Toucan
Ramphastos vitellinus
Gilded Barbet
Capito auratus
📅 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
| # | 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 |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Brown Jacamar in Sierra de la Macarena National Park?
About 24% of visitor-days record a Brown Jacamar sighting in Sierra de la Macarena National Park, based on 331 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Brown Jacamar in Sierra de la Macarena National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Brown Jacamar in Sierra de la Macarena National Park in our monthly data.