Purus jacamar | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Piciformes |
Family: | Galbulidae |
Genus: | Galbalcyrhynchus |
Species: | G. purusianus |
Binomial name | |
Galbalcyrhynchus purusianus Goeldi, 1904 |
The Purus jacamar (Galbalcyrhynchus purusianus) or chestnut jacamar is a species of bird in the Galbulidae family.
It is found in the Amazon Basin of western Brazil, northern Bolivia and eastern Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical and tropical swamps and heavily degraded former forest.