Purplish jacamar
The purplish jacamar (Galbula chalcothorax) is a species of bird in the family Galbulidae.
| Purplish jacamar | |
|---|---|
.jpg) | |
| at Tiputini Biodiversity Station, Ecuador | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Galbulidae |
| Genus: | Galbula |
| Species: | G. chalcothorax |
| Binomial name | |
| Galbula chalcothorax Sclater, 1855 | |
It is found in the western Amazon Basin of Ecuador, Peru, southern Colombia and western parts of Acre and Amazonas. Its natural habitat is subtropical and tropical moist lowland forests.
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Galbula chalcothorax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.