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Brown jacamar

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Brown jacamar
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Galbulidae
Genus: Brachygalba
Species:
B. lugubris
Binomial name
Brachygalba lugubris
(Swainson, 1838)

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. Its natural habitats are subtropical and tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.This bird was originally described by William John Swainson in 1838. This bird is feed on insects, especially for flying insects.

Description

Brown jacamar is a small jacamar, with mostly brown body with a pair of glossy purple wings. Brown jacamar has a black bill and a dark-throat. This bird is also has sooty-black face. Brown jacamar can be weigh up from 16-23 g, with the length about 14–18 cm. This bird is insectivore.

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