Great Jacamar
Jacamerops aureus(Müller, PLS, 1776)
English (US) Great Jacamar
The Great Jacamar (Jacamerops aureus) 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
- Jacamerops aureus
- Family
- Galbulidae (Jacamars)
- Order
- Galbuliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Great Jacamar
- Described by
- (Müller, PLS, 1776)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Jacamerops aureus penardi
- Jacamerops aureus aureus
- Jacamerops aureus ridgwayi
- Jacamerops aureus isidori
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Alcedo aurea
- Described by
- (Müller, PLS, 1776)
- Type locality
- Berbice, British Guiana.
- Original description
- Des Ritters Carl von Linné ... vollständigen Natursystems Supplements- und Register-Band über alle sechs Theile oder Classen des Thierreichs p.94
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
Brown Jacamar
Brachygalba lugubris
Pale-headed Jacamar
Brachygalba goeringi
Dusky-backed Jacamar
Brachygalba salmoni
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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