Family

Jacamars

Galbulidae

15 species in our catalog · found in 56 parks

Species in this group

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

Galbula ruficauda

Galbula cyanescens

Brachygalba lugubris

Galbula galbula

Galbula dea

Galbula tombacea

Galbula pastazae

Galbalcyrhynchus leucotis

Galbula albirostris

Jacamerops aureus

Brachygalba salmoni

Brachygalba albogularis

0–10% · With luck

Galbalcyrhynchus purusianus

0–10% · With luck

Galbula chalcothorax

0–10% · Rare

Galbula leucogastra

<5% · Rare

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

20–30

Jan

20–30

Feb

20–30

Mar

20–30

Apr

20–30

May

20–30

Jun

20–30

Jul

20–30

Aug

20–30

Sep

20–30

Oct

20–30

Nov

20–30

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	P(≥1)
1	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	80–90%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			80–90%
2	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	2	40–50%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			40–50%
	Brown Jacamar			Insufficient data
3	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	40–50%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			20–30%
	Brown Jacamar			20–30%
4	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	5	40–50%
	Green-tailed Jacamar			20–30%
	Paradise Jacamar			10–20%
	Great Jacamar			0–10%
	Yellow-billed Jacamar			<5%
	Bronzy Jacamar			<5%
5	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	8	40–50%
	Brown Jacamar			20–30%
	White-chinned Jacamar			10–20%
	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	40–50%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			40–50%
7	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	5	30–40%
	Bluish-fronted Jacamar			20–30%
	White-throated Jacamar			0–10%
	Purús Jacamar			0–10%
	Great Jacamar			<5%
	Paradise Jacamar			<5%
8	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3	30–40%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			20–30%
	Great Jacamar			10–20%
	Dusky-backed Jacamar			0–10%
9	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	7	30–40%
	White-eared Jacamar			10–20%
	White-chinned Jacamar			0–10%
	Great Jacamar			0–10%
	Purplish Jacamar			0–10%
	Paradise Jacamar			Insufficient data
	Brown Jacamar			<5%
	Yellow-billed Jacamar			<5%
10	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	30–40%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			30–40%
	Brown Jacamar			Insufficient data
11	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	30–40%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			30–40%
12	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	4	30–40%
	Bluish-fronted Jacamar			20–30%
	Purús Jacamar			<5%
	Great Jacamar			<5%
	White-throated Jacamar			<5%
13	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	20–30%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			20–30%
14	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	1	20–30%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			20–30%
15	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	7	20–30%
	White-eared Jacamar			10–20%
	Great Jacamar			0–10%
	Purplish Jacamar			0–10%
	Yellow-billed Jacamar			<5%
	White-chinned Jacamar			<5%
	Brown Jacamar			<5%
	Paradise Jacamar			Insufficient data
16	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	20–30%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			20–30%
17	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	7	20–30%
	White-chinned Jacamar			10–20%
	White-eared Jacamar			0–10%
	Great Jacamar			<5%
	Yellow-billed Jacamar			<5%
	Paradise Jacamar			<5%
	Purplish Jacamar			Insufficient data
	Brown Jacamar			Insufficient data
18	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	20–30%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			20–30%
19	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	6	20–30%
	Yellow-billed Jacamar			Insufficient data
	Great Jacamar			10–20%
	Bronzy Jacamar			Insufficient data
	Green-tailed Jacamar			Insufficient data
	Brown Jacamar			Insufficient data
	Paradise Jacamar			Insufficient data
20	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	20–30%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			20–30%
21	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	20–30%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			20–30%
22	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1	20–30%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			20–30%
23	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	2	20–30%
	Brown Jacamar			10–20%
	Paradise Jacamar			<5%
24	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	10–20%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			10–20%
25	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	10–20%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			10–20%
26	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	3	10–20%
	Bluish-fronted Jacamar			10–20%
	Great Jacamar			<5%
	Yellow-billed Jacamar			Insufficient data
27	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	10–20%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			10–20%
28	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	10–20%
	Coppery-chested Jacamar			10–20%
29	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	4	10–20%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			0–10%
	Bluish-fronted Jacamar			0–10%
	Paradise Jacamar			Insufficient data
	Purús Jacamar			Insufficient data
30	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	10–20%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			10–20%
31	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	0–10%
	Great Jacamar			0–10%
	Dusky-backed Jacamar			Insufficient data
32	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	0–10%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			Insufficient data
	Great Jacamar			Insufficient data
33	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	0–10%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			0–10%
34	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3	0–10%
	Dusky-backed Jacamar			Insufficient data
	Great Jacamar			Insufficient data
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			Insufficient data
35	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1	0–10%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			0–10%
36	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			<5%
37	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			<5%
38	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			<5%
39	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			<5%
40	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			<5%
	Great Jacamar			Insufficient data
41	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			<5%
42	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			<5%
43	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	<5%
	Brown Jacamar			<5%
	White-chinned Jacamar			Insufficient data
44	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			Insufficient data
45	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			Insufficient data
46	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			Insufficient data
47	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			<5%
48	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			Insufficient data
49	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			Insufficient data
50	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Great 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	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			Insufficient data
55	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			Insufficient data
56	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Rufous-tailed Jacamar			Insufficient data

Jacamars

Species in this group

Rufous-tailed Jacamar

Bluish-fronted Jacamar

Brown Jacamar

Green-tailed Jacamar

Paradise Jacamar

White-chinned Jacamar

Coppery-chested Jacamar

White-eared Jacamar

Yellow-billed Jacamar

Great Jacamar

Dusky-backed Jacamar

White-throated Jacamar

Purús Jacamar

Purplish Jacamar

Bronzy Jacamar

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Jacamars

Parks Ranked