Rufous-tailed Jacamar

Galbula ruficauda

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Galbuliformes
Family
Galbulidae
Genus
Galbula
eBird Code
rutjac1

Vocalizations

Jens N. Lallensack · CC0_1_0
anasacuta · CC0_1_0
Vinicius Augusto De Souza · CC_BY_4_0
agujaceratops · CC0_1_0
Helio Lourencini · CC_BY_4_0
Martin Vallejos · CC_BY_4_0

Subspecies (6)

  • Galbula ruficauda brevirostris

    northeastern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela (Lake Maracaibo region)

  • Galbula ruficauda heterogyna

    Bolivia east of the Andes and southwestern Brazil (western Mato Grosso)

  • Galbula ruficauda melanogenia

    lowlands of southeastern Mexico (Veracruz) to western Ecuador

  • Galbula ruficauda pallens

    arid tropical northern Colombia

  • Galbula ruficauda ruficauda

    central Colombia to Trinidad and Tobago, the Guianas, and northern Brazil

  • Galbula ruficauda rufoviridis

    Brazil south of the Amazon River to northern Bolivia, Paraguay, and northeastern Argentina

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.