White-eared Jacamar (Galbalcyrhynchus leucotis) | Photos, Calls and ID

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What the White-eared Jacamar sounds like

Sonogram of the White-eared Jacamar: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.

Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Napo: 'Gareno (Guaponi) Lodge', Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

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The white-eared jacamar is 18 to 21 cm (7.1 to 8.3 in) long and weighs 44 to 50 g (1.6 to 1.8 oz). It is stouter than many jacamars, and has a more robust bill. It is almost entirely reddish-chestnut, with a bronzy gloss on the crown, wings, and tail. It has large white ear coverts. The juvenile is paler and its bill is shorter. Voice: The white-eared jacamar's song has been described as a "rising and accelerating...trill, "trrreeeeeeerrrr-reeeerrr-reeerr-reerreerr..." . It also makes a loud "kyew" or "cue" call .

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When to see the White-eared Jacamar

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is May, the month with the most records.

Where to see the White-eared Jacamar

Regular range

The map shades 4 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Peru Ecuador Colombia Brazil

About the White-eared Jacamar

The white-eared jacamar is a species of bird in the family Galbulidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.

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Easily confused with

Purus JacamarGalbalcyrhynchus purusianusThe Purus jacamar is 20 cm (7.9 in) long and weighs 50 g (1.8 oz).

Side by side: Great Jacamar vs White-eared Jacamar

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