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Galbalcyrhynchus

Galbalcyrhynchus
Galbalcyrhynchus purusianus -Manu National Park, Peru-8.jpg
Purus jacamar at Manu National Park, Peru
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Galbulidae
Genus: Galbalcyrhynchus
Des Murs, 1845
Species

White-eared jacamar
Purus jacamar


White-eared jacamar
Purus jacamar

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:

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".


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