I finally made it back to Colombia for my second visit and again used the guide services of Pablo Florez. I went with my friend Martin Jackson. We visited Inirida on the Orinoco, Santa Marta of course, Guajira Peninsula on the Caribbean coast, and a couple of National Parks around Bogota.
Jacamars are a small family of brightly colored birds with long pointed bills. They sort of resemble large hummingbirds. They are mostly found in the Amazon area.
The 9" Rufous-tailed Jacamar (Galbula ruficauda) is the most commonly encountered, as its range is from southern Mexico to southern Brazil.
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| Rufous-tailed Jacamar |
The 8" Green-tailed Jacamar (Galbula galbula) is very similar but with a solid green tail.
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| Green-tailed Jacamar |
The 8" Bronzy Jacamar (Galbula leucogastra) is dark green with a bronzy chest and back.
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| Bronzy Jacamar |
The 6.5" Brown Jacamar (Brachygalba lugubris) is all brown with a white belly.
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| Brown Jacamar |
The 8" White-eared Jacamar (Galbalcyrhynchus leucotis) is mostly reddish brown with darker wings and tail and a prominent white ear patch. He has a bright red bill.
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| White-eared Jacamar |
Last is the 11" Paradise Jacamar (Galbula dea). It is dark glossy green with a white throat and a very long tail.
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| Paradise Jacamar |
We saw several trogons and a quetzal on the trip. The 11" male Green-backed Trogon (Trogon viridis) has a purple head and yellow belly.
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| Green-backed Trogon |
The bird of the trip was the 13" White-tipped Quetzal (Pharomachrus fulgidus). It is endemic to the Santa Marta and adjacent Perija mountain ranges. It is the only quetzal in those areas. This was my 4th of the 6 species of quetzal to photograph.
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| White-tipped Quetzal |
I put the different bird/mammal families in single folders for easy viewing
David McDonald
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