Pale-headed Jacamar
Brachygalba goeringiSclater, PL; Salvin, O, 1869
English (US) Pale-headed Jacamar
The Pale-headed Jacamar (Brachygalba goeringi) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Galbulidae (Jacamars) in the order Galbuliformes.
Range: tropical northeastern Colombia and northwestern VenezuelaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Brachygalba goeringi
- Family
- Galbulidae (Jacamars)
- Order
- Galbuliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Pale-headed Jacamar
- Described by
- Sclater, PL; Salvin, O, 1869
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Sclater, PL; Salvin, O, 1869
- Type locality
- Near Maruria, north of Lake of Valencia, at foot of mtn. of Guiguc, Venezuela.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1869, pt.2 p.253 pl.18
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Jacamars
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Jacamaralcyon tridactyla
White-throated Jacamar
Brachygalba albogularis
Brown Jacamar
Brachygalba lugubris
Dusky-backed Jacamar
Brachygalba salmoni
Great Jacamar
Jacamerops aureus
White-eared Jacamar
Galbalcyrhynchus leucotis
Purus Jacamar
Galbalcyrhynchus purusianus
Yellow-billed Jacamar
Galbula albirostris
Blue-necked Jacamar
Galbula cyanicollis
Rufous-tailed Jacamar
Galbula ruficauda
Green-tailed Jacamar
Galbula galbula
White-chinned Jacamar
Galbula tombacea
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