Brown Jacamar
Brachygalba lugubris(Swainson, WJ, 1838)
English (US) Brown Jacamar
The Brown Jacamar (Brachygalba lugubris) 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.
- Scientific name
- Brachygalba lugubris
- Family
- Galbulidae (Jacamars)
- Order
- Galbuliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Brown Jacamar
- Described by
- (Swainson, WJ, 1838)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 7 subspecies for this species.
- Brachygalba lugubris fulviventris
- Brachygalba lugubris caquetae
- Brachygalba lugubris lugubris
- Brachygalba lugubris obscuriceps
- Brachygalba lugubris naumburgae
- Brachygalba lugubris phaeonota
- Brachygalba lugubris melanosterna
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Galbula lugubris
- Described by
- (Swainson, WJ, 1838)
- Type locality
- Conucou [i.e. Kanuku] Mts., British Guiana.
- Original description
- Animals in Menageries. In: The Cabinet Cyclopædia conducted by the Rev. Dionysius Lardner p.329
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Jacamars
Three-toed Jacamar
Jacamaralcyon tridactyla
White-throated Jacamar
Brachygalba albogularis
Pale-headed Jacamar
Brachygalba goeringi
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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