Purplish jacamar
Galbula chalcothorax P. L. Sclater, 1855
The purplish jacamar (Galbula chalcothorax) is a species in the family Galbulidae, order Piciformes. Recorded adults weigh 16.5 g to 25 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the purplish jacamar
- Weight
- 16.5 g – 25 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
- 1src 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 purplish jacamar live?
Not recorded
What is the purplish jacamar?
The purplish jacamar (Galbula chalcothorax) is a species of bird in the family Galbulidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
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Is the purplish jacamar endangered?
The purplish 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 purplish jacamar classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPiciformes
- familyGalbulidae
- genusGalbula
- SpeciesGalbula chalcothorax P. L. Sclater, 1855
Synonyms Galbula leucogastra chalcothorax
Other names and names in other languages (31)
- jacamar violaciCatalan
- leskovec hvízdavýCzech
- leskovec purpurovýCzech
- jacamar porfforWelsh
- PurpurjacamarDanish
- PurpurglanzvogelGerman
- Purpur-GlanzvogelGerman
- purpura jakamaroEsperanto
- Bronzbrusta galbuloEsperanto
- Jacamará violáceoSpanish
- purpur-läiklind (purpur-jakamar)Estonian
- loretonjakamariFinnish
- Jacamar violacéFrench
- purpurni jakamarCroatian
- Jacamar violaceoItalian
- ムラサキキリハシJapanese
- purpurinė žakamaraLithuanian
- PurperglansvogelDutch
- purpurjakamarNorwegian
- złotopiór purpurowyPolish
- ariramba-violáceaPortuguese
- bico-d'agulha-violáceoPortuguese
- Медная якамараRussian
- Пурпурная якамараRussian
- Пурпуровая якамараRussian
- jagavec pestrýSlovak
- Ljubičasta jakamaraSerbian
- Morumsu JakamarTurkish
- якамара пурпуроваUkrainian
- 紫鶲鴷Chinese
- 紫鹟䴕Chinese
Relatives of the purplish jacamar
Other species in the same genus Galbula.
Rufous-tailed jacamar
Galbula ruficauda
Coppery-chested jacamar
Galbula pastazae
Yellow-billed jacamar
Galbula albirostris
Paradise jacamar
Galbula dea
Bluish-fronted jacamar
Galbula cyanescens
Blue-necked jacamar
Galbula cyanicollis
ComparePurplish jacamar vs Rufous-tailed jacamarPurplish jacamar vs Coppery-chested jacamarPurplish jacamar vs Yellow-billed jacamarPurplish jacamar vs Paradise jacamar
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the purplish jacamar?
An adult purplish jacamar weighs 16.5 g – 25 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the purplish jacamar endangered?
The purplish 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 purplish jacamar?
The purplish jacamar (Galbula chalcothorax) 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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