Great jacamar
Jacamerops aureus (P. L. S. Müller, 1776)
The great jacamar (Jacamerops aureus) is a species in the family Galbulidae, order Piciformes. Recorded adults weigh 62.2 g to 63 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the great jacamar
- Weight
- 62.9 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
- Not recorded
- 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 great jacamar live?
Not recorded
What is the great jacamar?
The great jacamar (Jacamerops aureus) is a species of bird in the family Galbulidae. It is placed in the monotypic genus Jacamerops. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela, where its natural habitat is subtropical and tropical moist lowland forests.
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What does the great jacamar sound like?
Is the great jacamar endangered?
The great 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 great jacamar classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPiciformes
- familyGalbulidae
- genusJacamerops
- SpeciesJacamerops aureus (P. L. S. Müller, 1776)
Synonyms Alcedo aurea, Alcedo grandis, Jacamerops aereus, Jacamerops aurea aurea, Jacamerops grandis
Other names and names in other languages (34)
- يقمر كبيرArabic
- jakamar brasBreton
- jacamar grosCatalan
- leskovec velkýCzech
- KæmpejacamarDanish
- RiesenglanzvogelGerman
- BreitmaulglanzvogelGerman
- ora jakameropoEsperanto
- granda jakamaroEsperanto
- jacamaráSpanish
- Jacamar GrandeSpanish
- Jacamará grandeSpanish
- suur-läiklind (suurjakamar)Estonian
- kuningasjakamariFinnish
- Grand JacamarFrench
- veliki jakamarCroatian
- aranyjakamárHungarian
- Jacamar maggioreItalian
- オオキリハシJapanese
- didžioji žakamaraLithuanian
- Grote GlansvogelDutch
- storjakamarNorwegian
- złotopiór wielkiPolish
- وڈا جاکامارWestern Panjabi
- jacamaraçuPortuguese
- bico-d'agulha-grandePortuguese
- Большая якамараRussian
- jagavec širokozobýSlovak
- Velika jakamaraSerbian
- jättejakamarSwedish
- Büyük JakamarTurkish
- якамара великаUkrainian
- 大鶲鴷Chinese
- 大鹟䴕Chinese
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Relatives of the great jacamar
Other species in the same family Galbulidae.
Rufous-tailed jacamar
Galbula ruficauda
Coppery-chested jacamar
Galbula pastazae
Yellow-billed jacamar
Galbula albirostris
Paradise jacamar
Galbula dea
Brown jacamar
Brachygalba lugubris
Purus jacamar
Galbalcyrhynchus purusianus
CompareGreat jacamar vs Rufous-tailed jacamarGreat jacamar vs Coppery-chested jacamarGreat jacamar vs Yellow-billed jacamarGreat jacamar vs Paradise jacamar
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the great jacamar?
An adult great jacamar weighs 62.9 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the great jacamar endangered?
The great 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 great jacamar?
The great jacamar (Jacamerops aureus) 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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