Brown jacamar
Brachygalba lugubris (Swainson, 1838)
The brown jacamar (Brachygalba lugubris) is a species in the family Galbulidae, order Piciformes. Recorded adults weigh 15.9 g to 15.9 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the brown jacamar
- Weight
- 15.9 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the brown jacamar live?
Not recorded
What is the brown jacamar?
The brown jacamar (Brachygalba lugubris) is a species of bird in the family Galbulidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
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Is the brown jacamar endangered?
The brown jacamar is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the brown jacamar classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPiciformes
- familyGalbulidae
- genusBrachygalba
- SpeciesBrachygalba lugubris (Swainson, 1838)
Synonyms Galbula lugubris
Other names and names in other languages (34)
- يقمربنيArabic
- jacamar bruCatalan
- leskovec hnědýCzech
- jacamar brownWelsh
- Brun JacamarDanish
- Braunbrust-GlanzvogelGerman
- Braunkehl-GlanzvogelGerman
- bruna jakamaroEsperanto
- Funebra brakigalboEsperanto
- Jacamará pardoSpanish
- Jacamar lúgubreSpanish
- pruun-läiklind (pruunjakamar)Estonian
- ruskojakamariFinnish
- Jacamar brunFrench
- smeđi jakamarCroatian
- Jacamar brunoItalian
- チャイロキリハシJapanese
- rudoji brachigalbaLithuanian
- BruinkeelglansvogelDutch
- złotopiór żałobnyPolish
- Agulha-pardaPortuguese
- agulha-pretaPortuguese
- Ariramba pretaPortuguese
- Ariramba-pretaPortuguese
- bico-d'agulha-castanhoPortuguese
- Бурая якамараRussian
- Бурогорлая брахигальбаRussian
- jagavec hnedýSlovak
- Smeđa jakamaraSerbian
- brun jakamarSwedish
- Kahverengi JakamarTurkish
- якамара бураUkrainian
- 褐鶲鴷Chinese
- 褐鹟䴕Chinese
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Relatives of the brown jacamar
Other species in the same genus Brachygalba.
White-throated jacamar
Brachygalba albogularis
Dusky-backed jacamar
Brachygalba salmoni
Pale-headed jacamar
Brachygalba goeringi
CompareBrown jacamar vs White-throated jacamarBrown jacamar vs Dusky-backed jacamarBrown jacamar vs Pale-headed jacamar
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the brown jacamar?
An adult brown jacamar weighs 15.9 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the brown jacamar endangered?
The brown jacamar is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the brown jacamar?
The brown jacamar (Brachygalba lugubris) belongs to the family Galbulidae in the order Piciformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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