Species profile
Purplish Jacamar
Galbula chalcothorax
Quick answer
S Colombia to e Peru and sw Amazonian Brazil
- Scientific name
- Galbula chalcothorax
- Family
- Galbulidae
- Order
- Piciformes
- Genus
- Galbula
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Purplish Jacamar in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Galbulidae
- Blue-necked Jacamar (Galbula cyanicollis)
- Bluish-fronted Jacamar (Galbula cyanescens)
- Bronzy Jacamar, Purplish Jacamar (Galbula leucogastra)
- Brown Jacamar (Brachygalba lugubris)
- Cerise-crowned Jacamar (Galbula chalcocephala)
- Coppery-chested Jacamar (Galbula pastazae)
- Dusky-backed Jacamar (Brachygalba salmoni)
- Galbula hylochoreutes (Galbula hylochoreutes)