Brown Jacamar

Brachygalba lugubris

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Galbuliformes
Family
Galbulidae
Genus
Brachygalba
eBird Code
brojac2

Subspecies (7)

  • Brachygalba lugubris caquetae

    eastern base of eastern Andes of Colombia (south of Caquetá) to eastern Peru

  • Brachygalba lugubris fulviventris

    eastern base of eastern Andes of Colombia (Buenavista and Villavicencio)

  • Brachygalba lugubris lugubris

    eastern and southern Venezuela to the Guianas and northeastern Brazil

  • Brachygalba lugubris melanosterna

    eastern Bolivia; central and southwestern Brazil

  • Brachygalba lugubris naumburgae

    northeastern Brazil (Maranhão and Piauí)

  • Brachygalba lugubris obscuriceps

    far southern Venezuela and northwestern Brazil

  • Brachygalba lugubris phaeonota

    central Brazil (known from one specimen from Amazon River)

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.