White-throated jacamar
Brachygalba albogularis (von Spix, 1824)
The white-throated jacamar (Brachygalba albogularis) is a species in the family Galbulidae, order Piciformes. Recorded adults weigh about 17.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the white-throated jacamar
- Weight
- 17.4 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 white-throated jacamar live?
Not recorded
What is the white-throated jacamar?
The white-throated jacamar (Brachygalba albogularis) is a species of bird in the family Galbulidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil and Peru.
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Is the white-throated jacamar endangered?
The white-throated 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. What the categories mean.
How is the white-throated jacamar classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPiciformes
- familyGalbulidae
- genusBrachygalba
- SpeciesBrachygalba albogularis (von Spix, 1824)
Synonyms Galbula albogularis
Other names and names in other languages (31)
- يقمر أبيض الحنجرةArabic
- jacamar carablancCatalan
- leskovec bělohrdlýCzech
- jacamar gyddfwynWelsh
- Hvidstrubet JacamarDanish
- Weißkehl-GlanzvogelGerman
- blankagorĝa jakamaroEsperanto
- blankgorĝa brakigalboEsperanto
- Jacamará GorgiblancoSpanish
- Jacamará gorjiblancoSpanish
- väike-läiklind (väikejakamar)Estonian
- valkokurkkujakamariFinnish
- Jacamar à gorge blancheFrench
- bjelogrli jakamarCroatian
- Jacamar golabiancaItalian
- ノドジロキリハシJapanese
- baltagurklė brachigalbaLithuanian
- WitkeelglansvogelDutch
- hvitmaskejakamarNorwegian
- złotopiór białogardłyPolish
- agulha-de-garganta-brancaPortuguese
- bico-d'agulha-de-faces-brancasPortuguese
- Белощёкая якамараRussian
- Белогорлая брахигальбаRussian
- jagavec bielohrdlýSlovak
- Belogrla jakamaraSerbian
- vitstrupig jakamarSwedish
- Ak Boğazlı JakamarTurkish
- якамара білогорлаUkrainian
- 白喉鶲鴷Chinese
- 白喉鹟䴕Chinese
Relatives of the white-throated jacamar
Other species in the same genus Brachygalba.
Brown jacamar
Brachygalba lugubris
Dusky-backed jacamar
Brachygalba salmoni
Pale-headed jacamar
Brachygalba goeringi
CompareWhite-throated jacamar vs Brown jacamarWhite-throated jacamar vs Dusky-backed jacamarWhite-throated jacamar vs Pale-headed jacamar
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the white-throated jacamar?
An adult white-throated jacamar weighs 17.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the white-throated jacamar endangered?
The white-throated 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 white-throated jacamar?
The white-throated jacamar (Brachygalba albogularis) 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.
- AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
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