Species profile
Three-toed Jacamar
Jacamaralcyon tridactyla
Quick answer
Galbula tridactyla Vieillot, 1817 MZUT AV 1080; previously mounted; unsexed adult; ‘ South America’; donated by Dr Ricord in 1843. MZUT AV 15057; previously mounted; unsexed adult; ‘ South America’; no date. Remarks. — Alexandre Ricord (1798 – 1876) was a surgeon who devoted his life to natural history. He travelled in tropical America between 1826 and 1834, collecting many zoological specimens. Salvadori (1915) reported that in 1843 Dr Ricord sent an interesting series of birds from various locations, including Brazil, Cuba and Haiti.
- Scientific name
- Jacamaralcyon tridactyla
- Family
- Galbulidae
- Order
- Piciformes
- Genus
- Jacamaralcyon
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened
Recording Three-toed Jacamar in your journal
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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)