[order] Galbuliformes | [family] Galbulidae | [latin] Brachygalba lugubris | [IT] Jacamar bruno | [UK] Brown Jacamar | [FR] Jacamar brun | [DE] Braunbrust-Glanzvogel | [ES] Jacamara Pardo | [NL] Bruinkeel-Glansvogel | [SU]Granmankorke
Subspecies
| Genus | Species | subspecies | Region | Range |
| Brachygalba | lugubris | SA | Amazonia, c | |
| Brachygalba | lugubris | caquetae | se Colombia to e Peru | |
| Brachygalba | lugubris | fulviventris | e Colombia | |
| Brachygalba | lugubris | lugubris | e and s Venezuela, the Guianas and ne Brazil | |
| Brachygalba | lugubris | melanosterna | e Bolivia, c and sw Brazil | |
| Brachygalba | lugubris | naumburgi | Maranhao and Piaui (ne Brazil) | |
| Brachygalba | lugubris | obscuriceps | s Venezuela and nw Brazil | |
| Brachygalba | lugubris | phaeonota | wc Brazil |
Physical charateristics
Crown and mantle brown, lower back darker with glossy green black. Chin and throat whitish with breast and sides rufescent brown. Lower underparts white, wings and tail black. Long spikey bill and legs black, iris red. Sexes are alike, this is the smallest Jacamar found in Suriname.
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Range
The Brown Jacamar is distributed in 4 separate areas of Colombia, Venezuela, north-east Brazil and central Brazil. The subspecies B. l. lugubris (out of seven) is found in Suriname, mostly in the interior.
Habitat
It is found in a wide variety of habitats but tends to be found on edges and in clearings of forest as well as in savannah woodland and along rivers.
Reproduction
Breeds in termitaria or burrows, but hardly any information available. No further data.
Feeding habits
Perches and sallies mostly in canopy, sometimes lower down, for insects. Forages in pairs from exposed branches.
Video Brown Jacamar
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Conservation
This species has a large range, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 4,800,000 km2. The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is not believed to approach the thresholds for the population size criterion of the IUCN Red List (i.e., less than 10,000 mature individuals in conjunction with appropriate decline rates and subpopulation qualifiers), even though the species is described as ‘uncommon’ in at least parts of its range (Stotz et al. 1996). Global population trends have not been quantified, but the species is not believed to approach the thresholds for the population decline criterion of the IUCN Red List (i.e., declining more than 30% in ten years or three generations). For these reasons, the species is evaluated as Least Concern.
Migration
Sedentary throughout range.
Distribution map
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