White-eared jacamar | |
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In Peru | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Piciformes |
Family: | Galbulidae |
Genus: | Galbalcyrhynchus |
Species: | G. leucotis |
Binomial name | |
Galbalcyrhynchus leucotis Des Murs, 1845 |
The white-eared jacamar (Galbalcyrhynchus leucotis) is a species of bird in the family Galbulidae.
It is found in the Amazon Basin of western Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and northern Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical and tropical swamps and heavily degraded former forest.