BeakBrain
Menu
Bird GuideDaily BirdCamsTripsCommunityGet the app

Dusky-backed Jacamar

Brachygalba salmoni

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernInvertebratesForestBurrowSmall · 17 g
Dusky-backed Jacamar (Brachygalba salmoni), photo 1
Photo: gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K · CC BY 2.0
Dusky-backed Jacamar (Brachygalba salmoni), photo 2
Photo: gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K · CC BY 2.0
Dusky-backed Jacamar (Brachygalba salmoni), photo 3
Photo: gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K · CC BY 2.0
Dusky-backed Jacamar (Brachygalba salmoni), photo 4
Photo: Mike Brady · CC BY 4.0
Dusky-backed Jacamar (Brachygalba salmoni), photo 5
Photo: Mike Brady · CC BY 4.0
Dusky-backed Jacamar (Brachygalba salmoni), photo 6
Photo: Kalvin Chan · CC BY 4.0
Dusky-backed Jacamar (Brachygalba salmoni), photo 7
Photo: gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K · CC BY 2.0
Dusky-backed Jacamar (Brachygalba salmoni), photo 8
Photo: gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K · CC BY 2.0
Dusky-backed Jacamar (Brachygalba salmoni), photo 9
Photo: Irene · CC0

ID tip

The dusky-backed jacamar is 16.5 to 18 cm (6.5 to 7.1 in) long. Males weigh 18.5 g (0.65 oz) and females 16 g (0.56 oz). The male's upper parts, chest, and flanks are dark greenish black that appears bluish when worn. Its cheeks are sooty, the throat white or whitish, and the belly and breast cinnamon. The female is similar but its throat is buff. Voice: The dusky-backed jacamar has a complex song . Its call is described as an "upwardly inflected 'sweet' or 'feet'...sometimes expanded to...a longer series" .

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

When to see the Dusky-backed Jacamar

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Dusky-backed Jacamar

Regular range

The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Panama Colombia

About the Dusky-backed Jacamar

The dusky-backed jacamar is a species of bird in the family Galbulidae. It is found in Colombia and Panama.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Easily confused with

White-throated Jacamar (Brachygalba albogularis) White-throated JacamarBrachygalba albogularisThe white-throated jacamar is 15 to 16 cm (5.9 to 6.3 in) long. Pale-headed Jacamar (Brachygalba goeringi) Pale-headed JacamarBrachygalba goeringiThe pale-headed jacamar is 16.5 to 18 cm (6.5 to 7.1 in) long and weighs 16 to 18 g (0.56 to 0.63 oz). Brown Jacamar (Brachygalba lugubris) Brown JacamarBrachygalba lugubrisThe brown jacamar is 14 to 18 cm (5.5 to 7.1 in) long and weighs 16 to 23 g (0.56 to 0.81 oz).

Learn the Dusky-backed Jacamar in the BeakBrain App

Photo and call practice. Coming soon to iPhone and Android.

Play today's Daily Bird

Every photo and recording on this page is credited to its author under the licence shown. Spotted a problem with this page, or have a better photo? Contribute.