Paradise jacamar
Galbula dea (Linnaeus, 1758)
The paradise jacamar (Galbula dea) is a species in the family Galbulidae, order Piciformes. Recorded adults weigh 27 g to 27.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the paradise jacamar
- Weight
- 27.4 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 paradise jacamar live?
Not recorded
What is the paradise jacamar?
The paradise jacamar (Galbula dea) is a species of bird in the family Galbulidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
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Is the paradise jacamar endangered?
The paradise 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 paradise jacamar classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPiciformes
- familyGalbulidae
- genusGalbula
- SpeciesGalbula dea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms Alcedo dea
Other names and names in other languages (30)
- jacamar cuallargCatalan
- leskovec dlouhoocasýCzech
- leskovec rajskýCzech
- jacamar paradwysWelsh
- ParadisjacamarDanish
- ParadiesglanzvogelGerman
- Paradies-GlanzvogelGerman
- paradiza jakamaroEsperanto
- Jacamará colilargoSpanish
- tõmmu-läiklind (tõmmujakamar)Estonian
- Galbula deaBasque
- paratiisijakamariFinnish
- Jacamar à longue queueFrench
- dugorepi jakamarCroatian
- paradicsomjakamárHungarian
- Jacamar del paradisoItalian
- オナガキリハシJapanese
- tamsioji žakamaraLithuanian
- ParadijsglansvogelDutch
- paradisjakamarNorwegian
- złotopiór wspaniałyPolish
- ariramba-do-paraísoPortuguese
- bico-d'agulha-do-paraísoPortuguese
- Райская якамараRussian
- jagavec dlhochvostýSlovak
- Rajska jakamaraSerbian
- Uzun Kuyruklu JakamarTurkish
- якамара турмаліноваUkrainian
- 黑腹鶲鴷Chinese
- 黑腹鹟䴕Chinese
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Relatives of the paradise jacamar
Other species in the same genus Galbula.
Rufous-tailed jacamar
Galbula ruficauda
Coppery-chested jacamar
Galbula pastazae
Yellow-billed jacamar
Galbula albirostris
Bluish-fronted jacamar
Galbula cyanescens
Blue-necked jacamar
Galbula cyanicollis
Purplish jacamar
Galbula chalcothorax
CompareParadise jacamar vs Rufous-tailed jacamarParadise jacamar vs Coppery-chested jacamarParadise jacamar vs Yellow-billed jacamarParadise jacamar vs Bluish-fronted jacamar
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the paradise jacamar?
An adult paradise jacamar weighs 27.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the paradise jacamar endangered?
The paradise 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 paradise jacamar?
The paradise jacamar (Galbula dea) 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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