Galbuliformes / Galbulidae / Galbula

Rufous-tailed Jacamar

Galbula ruficauda

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

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

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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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

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

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.