Paradise Jacamar
Galbula dea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyGalbulidae (Jacamars)
- GenusGalbula (Typical Jacamars)
- SpeciesGalbula dea (Paradise Jacamar)
Closest Relatives at Tambopata National Reserve
Bluish-fronted Jacamar
Galbula cyanescens
White-throated Jacamar
Brachygalba albogularis
Purús Jacamar
Galbalcyrhynchus purusianus
Great Jacamar
Jacamerops aureus
Black-fronted Nunbird
Monasa nigrifrons
White-throated Toucan
Ramphastos tucanus
Yellow-tufted Woodpecker
Melanerpes cruentatus
Gilded Barbet
Capito auratus
Channel-billed Toucan
Ramphastos vitellinus
Chestnut-eared Aracari
Pteroglossus castanotis
Swallow-wing Puffbird
Chelidoptera tenebrosa
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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 3 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 7 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 8 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 9 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 10 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Paradise Jacamar in Tambopata National Reserve?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Paradise Jacamar sighting in Tambopata National Reserve, based on 82 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Paradise Jacamar in Tambopata National Reserve?
May has the highest sighting rate for Paradise Jacamar in Tambopata National Reserve in our monthly data.