Bird Guide

Bronzy Jacamar vs Coppery-chested Jacamar

Bronzy Jacamar (Galbula leucogastra)

Bronzy Jacamar

Galbula leucogastra

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The bronzy jacamar is 19 to 22 cm (7.5 to 8.7 in) long and weighs 15 to 18 g (0.53 to 0.63 oz). The male's crown and face are dark metallic greenish blue. The rest of the upper parts and the breast are metallic bronzy green and sometimes have a slight purple gloss. It has a black chin and white throat and belly; the latter appears speckled with black. The female differs by having the sides of the face dark gray and the throat and belly buff or yellowish. Voice: The bronzy jacamar apparently has two songs. One is "ascending and accelerating whistling notes" that end with a trill . The other is described as "weeee, weep-pip-pweeeeee, weep-pip-pweeeeee, weep-pip-pweeeeee" . A call is .

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Photo: Ben Costamagna · CC BY 4.0
Coppery-chested Jacamar (Galbula pastazae)

Coppery-chested Jacamar

Galbula pastazae

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The coppery-chested jacamar is 23 to 24 cm (9.1 to 9.4 in) long and weighs approximately 31 to 32 g (1.1 to 1.1 oz). The male's crown is metallic green with a blue gloss. The rest of the upper parts are metallic bronzy green. The throat and breast are shiny green and the belly and vent area are dark rufous. The female is similar except that the chin and throat are dark rufous. Voice: The coppery-chested jacamar's song is "a rising series of wee notes, sometimes ending in a descending rattle" . Its call is "a weet note, singly or in a series" .

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Sonogram of the Coppery-chested Jacamar
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Napo: Napo Galeras, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: Aves y Conservación/NBII Image Gallery · Public domain

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