List of Birds of Panama - Jacamars

Jacamars

Order: Piciformes. Family: Galbulidae

The jacamars are near passerine birds from tropical South America, with a range that extends up to Mexico. They are glossy elegant birds with long bills and tails, which feed on insects caught on the wing. In appearance and behaviour they show resemblances to the Old World bee-eaters, although they are more closely related to woodpeckers.

  • Dusky-backed Jacamar Brachygalba salmoni
  • Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda
  • Great Jacamar Jacamerops aureus

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