Galbalcyrhynchus | |
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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
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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]
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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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]
Galbalcyrhynchus | |
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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]
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]