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Blue-necked Jacamar

Blue-necked Jacamar

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The Blue-necked Jacamar is a beautiful, medium-sized jacamar with iridescent green upperparts, a rufous belly, and a distinctive bluish or purplish iridescence on its neck and head.
Where to spot
Humid lowland forests, particularly second growth, forest edges, and clearings, across a wide range in the southern Amazon basin of Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru.
How to spot
Look for it perched on exposed branches at the forest edge or in clearings. The iridescent blue neck and rufous belly are key identification features. Listen for its high-pitched, often repeated calls.
When to spot
Year-round; often active during daylight hours, especially in the morning.
File:Galbula cyanicollis - Castelnau.jpg
File:Galbula cyanicollis Blue-necked Jacamar (female); Porto Velho, Rondônia, Brazil.jpg
File:Galbula cyanicollis - Castelnau.jpg
Credits: Wikimedia Commons
File:Galbula cyanicollis Blue-necked Jacamar (female); Porto Velho, Rondônia, Brazil.jpg
Credits: Wikimedia Commons
The stunning iridescent plumage of many jacamars, including the Blue-necked Jacamar, is not due to pigment but rather to the microscopic structure of their feathers, which reflects light in a prism-like fashion.
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