White-eared Jacamar
Galbalcyrhynchus leucotis
(L 7.5-8")
Sani Lodge
20Mar2017
Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru
...in subtropical and tropical swamps
and degraded former forest.
...in subtropical and tropical swamps
and degraded former forest.
Galbalcyrhynchus is Greek
for dagger bill; leucotis in
Greek means white ear.
for dagger bill; leucotis in
Greek means white ear.
The goat-suckers, the swallows, the tyrant
fly-catchers, and the jacamars, all use the
same kind ‘Of food’, and procure it in the
same manner: they all capture insects on the
wing, yet how entirely different is the
structure and the whole appearance of these
birds! (Alfred Russel Wallace)
fly-catchers, and the jacamars, all use the
same kind ‘Of food’, and procure it in the
same manner: they all capture insects on the
wing, yet how entirely different is the
structure and the whole appearance of these
birds! (Alfred Russel Wallace)
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