Galbulidae
E731306
Galbulidae is a family of tropical birds known as jacamars, characterized by their slender bodies, long bills, and iridescent plumage, found primarily in Central and South American forests.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| beakAdaptation | adapted for catching flying insects ⓘ |
| billShape | long ⓘ |
| biogeographicRealm | Neotropical realm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyShape | slender ⓘ |
| class | Aves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonName | jacamars ⓘ |
| conservationStatusGeneral | most species not globally threatened ⓘ |
| diet | insectivorous ⓘ |
| distribution |
Central America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neotropics ⓘ South America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | aerial insect predator ⓘ |
| feedingBehavior | aerial insect hawking ⓘ |
| foragingStratum | low to mid forest levels ⓘ |
| habitat |
forest edges
ⓘ
riverine forests ⓘ subtropical forests ⓘ tropical forests ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
brightly colored plumage
ⓘ
long tail in many species ⓘ short legs ⓘ |
| hasMemberGenus |
Brachygalba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Galbalcyrhynchus NERFINISHED ⓘ Galbula ⓘ Jacamaralcyon NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacamerops NERFINISHED ⓘ Lacrimose jacamar genus (Galbalcyrhynchus) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| higherClassification | Galbuliformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nestingSite | burrows in earth banks ⓘ |
| order | Galbuliformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perchingBehavior | often perch openly ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumageCharacteristic | iridescent ⓘ |
| plumageSexualDimorphism | present in many species ⓘ |
| primaryPrey |
beetles
ⓘ
butterflies ⓘ dragonflies ⓘ wasps ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
BirdLife International
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
International Ornithologists Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Bucconidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproductiveBehavior | both sexes incubate eggs ⓘ |
| taxonomicRank | family ⓘ |
| vernacularNameLanguage | English ⓘ |
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