-
genomic DNA,
confirmed that
puffbirds and
jacamars were
sister groups and
their place in Piciformes. The
jacamars are
small to medium-sized
perching birds...
- and Ecuador. Like
other jacamars they are elegant,
brightly coloured birds with long
bills and tails. The rufous-tailed
jacamar is
typically 25 cm (10 in)...
-
order Piciformes,
jacamars and
their relatives have
zygodactyl feet, with two toes
pointing forward and two
facing back.
Jacamars evolved with this toe...
- three-toed
jacamar is
generally found singly or in pairs. It
sometimes joins mixed species flocks. Like all
jacamars, the three-toed
jacamar is an insectivore...
-
available about the
purplish jacamar's breeding phenology. The
purplish jacamar's song is
similar to that of
other jacamars, a
rising series "weeee weeee...
-
brown (B. lugubris), and white-throated
jacamars (B. albogularis) form a superspecies. The pale-headed
jacamar is 16.5 to 18 cm (6.5 to 7.1 in) long and...
- species. The
Purus jacamar is monotypic. The
Purus jacamar is 20 cm (7.9 in) long and
weighs 50 g (1.8 oz). It is
stouter than many
jacamars, and has a more...
- cyanescens), and coppery-chested
jacamars (G. pastazae) are
considered to form a superspecies. The green-tailed
jacamar is 18 to 22 cm (7.1 to 8.7 in) long...
- yellow-billed
jacamar have been
recorded in
arboreal termite nests, and it is ****umed to
burrow into
earth banks as well, like most
other jacamars. The nominate...
- cyanescens), and green-tailed
jacamars (G. glabula) are
considered to form a superspecies. The coppery-chested
jacamar is 23 to 24 cm (9.1 to 9.4 in)...
