White-throated Jacamar

Brachygalba albogularis (Spix, 1824)

White-throated Jacamar, Brachygalba albogularis, is a bird of western Amazonia in South America, occurring in Bolivia, Brazil and Peru. It belongs to the jacamar family and was described by Spix in 1824. In this region it is tied to the upper Amazon Basin, especially where eastern Peru, western Brazil and northern Bolivia meet. It uses the margins of primary várzea forest and early growth beside whitewater rivers, including river islands and stands of Gynerium cane and bamboo. It is usually seen from mid-levels to the canopy. The male has a white face and throat, with dark upperparts and a chestnut patch on the belly.

Order

Piciformes

Family

Galbulidae — Jacamars

Breeding range

South America: w Amazonia