Family

Jacamars

Galbulidae

15 species in our catalog · found in 57 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
FamilyGalbulidae (Jacamars)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Galbula ruficauda

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Galbula cyanescens

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Brachygalba lugubris

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Galbula galbula

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Galbula dea

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Galbula tombacea

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Galbula pastazae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Galbalcyrhynchus leucotis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Galbula albirostris

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Jacamerops aureus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Brachygalba salmoni

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Brachygalba albogularis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Galbalcyrhynchus purusianus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Galbula chalcothorax

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Galbula leucogastra

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~20%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Jacamars

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	~80%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			~80%
2	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	2	~40%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			~40%
	Brown Jacamar			Insufficient data
3	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	~40%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			~30%
	Brown Jacamar			~20%
4	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	5	~40%
	Green-tailed Jacamar			~20%
	Paradise Jacamar			~20%
	Great Jacamar			~10%
	Yellow-billed Jacamar			<5%
	Bronzy Jacamar			<5%
5	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	8	~40%
	Brown Jacamar			~20%
	White-chinned Jacamar			~10%
	Great Jacamar			<5%
	White-eared Jacamar			<5%
	Yellow-billed Jacamar			<5%
	Paradise Jacamar			<5%
	Bronzy Jacamar			<5%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			<5%
6	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~40%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			~40%
7	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	5	~40%
	Bluish-fronted Jacamar			~30%
	White-throated Jacamar			~10%
	Purús Jacamar			~10%
	Great Jacamar			<5%
	Paradise Jacamar			<5%
8	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3	~40%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			~20%
	Great Jacamar			~10%
	Dusky-backed Jacamar			~10%
9	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	7	~40%
	White-eared Jacamar			~10%
	White-chinned Jacamar			~10%
	Great Jacamar			~10%
	Purplish Jacamar			~10%
	Paradise Jacamar			Insufficient data
	Brown Jacamar			<5%
	Yellow-billed Jacamar			<5%
10	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	~40%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			~40%
	Brown Jacamar			Insufficient data
11	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~30%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			~30%
12	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	4	~30%
	Bluish-fronted Jacamar			~30%
	Purús Jacamar			<5%
	Great Jacamar			<5%
	White-throated Jacamar			<5%
13	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~30%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			~30%
14	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	1	~30%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			~30%
15	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1	~30%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			~30%
16	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	7	~30%
	White-eared Jacamar			~10%
	Great Jacamar			~10%
	Purplish Jacamar			~10%
	Yellow-billed Jacamar			<5%
	White-chinned Jacamar			<5%
	Brown Jacamar			<5%
	Paradise Jacamar			Insufficient data
17	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~30%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			~30%
18	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	7	~30%
	White-chinned Jacamar			~20%
	White-eared Jacamar			~10%
	Great Jacamar			<5%
	Yellow-billed Jacamar			<5%
	Paradise Jacamar			<5%
	Purplish Jacamar			Insufficient data
	Brown Jacamar			Insufficient data
19	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~20%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			~20%
20	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	6	~20%
	Yellow-billed Jacamar			Insufficient data
	Great Jacamar			~10%
	Bronzy Jacamar			Insufficient data
	Green-tailed Jacamar			Insufficient data
	Brown Jacamar			Insufficient data
	Paradise Jacamar			Insufficient data
21	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~20%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			~20%
22	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~20%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			~20%
23	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1	~20%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			~20%
24	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	2	~20%
	Brown Jacamar			~20%
	Paradise Jacamar			<5%
25	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~20%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			~20%
26	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~20%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			~20%
27	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	3	~20%
	Bluish-fronted Jacamar			~20%
	Great Jacamar			<5%
	Yellow-billed Jacamar			Insufficient data
28	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~20%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			~20%
29	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~10%
	Coppery-chested Jacamar			~10%
30	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	4	~10%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			~10%
	Bluish-fronted Jacamar			~10%
	Paradise Jacamar			Insufficient data
	Purús Jacamar			Insufficient data
31	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			~10%
32	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~10%
	Great Jacamar			~10%
	Dusky-backed Jacamar			Insufficient data
33	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	~10%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			Insufficient data
	Great Jacamar			Insufficient data
34	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			~10%
35	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3	~10%
	Dusky-backed Jacamar			Insufficient data
	Great Jacamar			Insufficient data
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			Insufficient data
36	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1	~10%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			~10%
37	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			<5%
38	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			<5%
39	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			<5%
40	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			<5%
41	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			<5%
	Great Jacamar			Insufficient data
42	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			<5%
43	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			<5%
44	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	<5%
	Brown Jacamar			<5%
	White-chinned Jacamar			Insufficient data
45	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			Insufficient data
46	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			Insufficient data
47	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			Insufficient data
48	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			<5%
49	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			Insufficient data
50	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			Insufficient data
51	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			Insufficient data
52	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			Insufficient data
53	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			Insufficient data
54	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Great Jacamar			Insufficient data
55	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			Insufficient data
56	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			Insufficient data
57	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			Insufficient data