Bronze-tailed Jacamar
Bronze-tailed Jacamar
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The Bronze-tailed Jacamar is a beautiful jacamar with iridescent green upperparts, a rufous throat, and a distinctive bronze-colored tail. It inhabits humid lowland forests.
Where to spot
Humid lowland forests and forest edges, particularly near rivers and streams, in the western Amazon basin of Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia.
How to spot
Look for it perched quietly on low branches. The bronze tail is a key feature, especially when seen in good light. Its calls are an important aid to locating it.
When to spot
Year-round; typically active during the morning and late afternoon.
Where to spot
Humid lowland forests and forest edges, particularly near rivers and streams, in the western Amazon basin of Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia.
How to spot
Look for it perched quietly on low branches. The bronze tail is a key feature, especially when seen in good light. Its calls are an important aid to locating it.
When to spot
Year-round; typically active during the morning and late afternoon.
Credits:
Wikimedia Commons
Credits:
Wikimedia Commons
While often difficult to see in dense foliage, the Bronze-tailed Jacamar's presence is often given away by its characteristic high-pitched, trilling call.
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