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 Yasuní National Park
White-eared Jacamar
Galbalcyrhynchus leucotis
Great Jacamar
Jacamerops aureus
Purplish Jacamar
Galbula chalcothorax
Yellow-billed Jacamar
Galbula albirostris
White-chinned Jacamar
Galbula tombacea
Paradise Jacamar
Galbula dea
White-throated Toucan
Ramphastos tucanus
Gilded Barbet
Capito auratus
Yellow-tufted Woodpecker
Melanerpes cruentatus
Many-banded Aracari
Pteroglossus pluricinctus
Crimson-crested Woodpecker
Campephilus melanoleucos
Channel-billed Toucan
Ramphastos vitellinus
📅 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 Yasuní National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Brown Jacamar sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 70 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Brown Jacamar in Yasuní National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Brown Jacamar in Yasuní National Park in our monthly data.