White-chinned Jacamar
Galbula tombaceaSpix, JB, 1824
English (US) White-chinned Jacamar
The White-chinned Jacamar (Galbula tombacea) 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
- Galbula tombacea
- Family
- Galbulidae (Jacamars)
- Order
- Galbuliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-chinned Jacamar
- Described by
- Spix, JB, 1824
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Galbula tombacea tombacea
- Galbula tombacea mentalis
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Spix, JB, 1824
- Type locality
- 'In sylvis fl. Amazonum, = Sao Paulo de Olivenqa, Brazil, by designation of Todd, antea, p. 8.
- Original description
- Avium species novae, quas in itinere per Brasiliam annis MDCCCXVII-MDCCCXX (etc.) 1 p.55 pl.58
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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