Rufous-tailed Jacamar
Jacamars are long-billed, long-tailed birds in Neotropical forests. They are among the few predators skilled at capturing fast-flying butterflies and dragonflies.
The family is Galbulidae.
There are 18 species placed in 5 genera.
Galbalcyrhynchus with 2 species
Brachygalba with 4 species (1)
Jacamaralcyon with 2 species
Galbula with 10 species (7)
Jacamerops with 1 specie (1)
So far I have photographed 9 different species
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Updated 25/03/2020
Jacamars Bluish-fronted Jacamar https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Jacamars/Bluish-fronted_Jacamar.jpg Great Jacamar https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Jacamars/Great_Jacamar.jpg Green-tailed Jacamar https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Jacamars/Green-tailed_Jacamar.jpg Paradise Jacamar https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Jacamars/Paradise_Jacamar.jpg Purplish Jacamar https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Jacamars/Purplish_Jacamar.jpg Rufous-tailed Jacamar https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Jacamars/Rufous-tailed_Jacamar.jpg White-chinned Jacamar https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Jacamars/White-chinned_Jacamar.jpg White-throated Jacamar https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Jacamars/White-throated_Jacamar.jpg Yellow-billed Jacamar https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Jacamars/Yellow-billed_Jacamar.jpg