Brown Jacamar (Brachygalba lugubris)
About the Brown Jacamar
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. The brown jacamar and the dusky-backed (B. salmoni), pale-headed (B. goeringi), and white-throated jacamars (B. albogularis) form a superspecies. The brown jacamar has seven subspecies: B. l. fulviventris Sclater (1891) B. l. caquetae Chapman (1917) B. l. lugubris Swainson (1838) B. l. obscuriceps Zimmer & Phelps (1947) B. l. naumburgae Chapman (1931) B. l. phaeonota Todd (1943) B. l. melanosterna Sclater (1855) Three of them (fulviventris, phaeonota, and melanosterna) were at one time treated as separate species.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 70 recordings for this species: 2 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador in the xeno-canto catalogue.
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These are the birds recorded alongside it, not close relatives — the site holds no other member of its genus or family yet.