| Galbalcyrhynchus | |
|---|---|
| |
| Purus jacamar at Manu National Park, Peru | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Galbulidae |
| Genus: | Galbalcyrhynchus Des Murs, 1845 |
| Type species | |
| Galbalcyrhynchus leucotis[1] Des Murs, 1845
| |
| Species | |
|
See text | |
Galbalcyrhynchus is a genus of birds in the Galbulidae family. Established by Marc Athanese Parfait Oeillet Des Murs in 1845, it contains the following species:[2]
YouTube Encyclopedic
-
1/1Views:477
-
Bronzy jacamar (Galbula leucogastra)
Transcription
Species
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Galbalcyrhynchus leucotis | White-eared jacamar | Amazon Basin of western Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and northern Peru |
 |
Galbalcyrhynchus purusianus | Purus jacamar | Amazon Basin of western Brazil, northern Bolivia and eastern Peru. |
The name Galbalcyrhynchus is a combination of the genus name Galbula (used for many of the jacamars) and the genus name Alcyone (used for some of the kingfishers) with the Greek word rhunkhos, meaning "bill".[3]
References
- ^ "Picidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ^ "ITIS Report: Galbalcyrhynchus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 169. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
 | This Piciformes-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
This page was last edited on 1 January 2024, at 17:43