Bird Album
Brown Jacamar
Brachygalba lugubris (Swainson, 1838)
14–18 cmLength16 gWeight
The brown jacamar (Brachygalba lugubris) is a species of bird in the family Galbulidae.
Most records: Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador
Where and when it's recorded
Brown Jacamar has been recorded at 47 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 8 countries and regions.
Records by month Southern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Jardim da AmazôniaBrazil355 records
- Fredberg – Zintete LodgeSuriname277 records
- Comunidad SabanitasColombia259 records
More places
- PN Chapada dos Guimarães – Pousada do ParqueBrazil200 records
- Chapada dos Guimarães – Vale da BençãoBrazil146 records
- El Jaguar ProAves reserveColombia136 records
- Reserva Biológica LimoncochaEcuador127 records
- San José del Guaviare – Buena VistaColombia97 records
- Gareno LodgeEcuador95 records
- Sani LodgeEcuador89 records
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
About
The brown jacamar (Brachygalba lugubris) is a species of bird in the family Galbulidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
Excerpt from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · authors · Read more on Wikipedia
Questions
How big is the Brown Jacamar?
The Brown Jacamar is about 14–18 cm long and weighs around 16 g.
Where does the Brown Jacamar live?
Its breeding range: South America: Amazonia and central. It is most often recorded in Brazil, Colombia and Ecuador.
Is the Brown Jacamar endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Brown Jacamar as Least Concern.
What does the Brown Jacamar eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Brown Jacamar in?
It belongs to the family Jacamars (Galbulidae), order Piciformes.
At a glance
- Length
- 14–18 cm
- Weight
- 16 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 68 mm
- Tail
- 50 mm
- Bill
- 48 mm
- Tarsus
- 9 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
South America: Amazonia and central
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Piciformes
- Family
- Jacamars Galbulidae
- Genus
- Brachygalba
Other birds in the genus Brachygalba
Dusky-backed JacamarBrachygalba salmoni
Pale-headed JacamarBrachygalba goeringi
White-throated JacamarBrachygalba albogularis
White-eared JacamarGalbalcyrhynchus leucotis
Purus JacamarGalbalcyrhynchus purusianus
Three-toed JacamarJacamaralcyon tridactyla
Yellow-billed JacamarGalbula albirostris
Blue-necked JacamarGalbula cyanicollis
Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficauda
Green-tailed JacamarGalbula galbula
Download illustration
Free to use with credit: “Illustration: Bird Album (birdalbum.com)”. Drawn by AI from a reference photo by Joao Quental. ↗
Heard it but can't see it? Mingji identifies birds by sound and photo, on your phone.