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Great Jacamar
Christoph Moning, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Toucans, woodpeckers & jacamars

Great Jacamar

Jacamerops aureus (P.L.S.Müller, 1776)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishGreat Jacamar
DutchGrote Glansvogel
SpanishJacamará Grande
Chinese大鹟䴕
Scientific nameJacamerops aureus (P.L.S.Müller, 1776)

About this species

The great jacamar (Jacamerops aureus) is a species of bird in the family Galbulidae. It is placed in the monotypic genus Jacamerops. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela, where its natural habitat is subtropical and tropical moist lowland forests.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPiciformes
FamilyGalbulidae
GenusJacamerops

In Suriname

582Records in Suriname
9iNaturalist observations
1905First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini439
  • Brokopondo109
  • Para12
  • Paramaribo2
  • Wanica1
  • Commewijne1
  • Marowijne1
  • Nickerie1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

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