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Rufous-tailed jacamar

Galbula ruficauda

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Description:

Sorry the second photo is blurry. I was not using a tripod. First time i saw one. It´s a green and orange bird with a long peck, like a hummingbird.

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Rufous-tailed Jacamar

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (7)
XXD17
The dark bill and buff throat suggest rufous-tailed jacamar...
XXD17
It's not a Merops...Bee eaters are an old world family...this is a jacamar...
Stanislav Greš
in my opinion it's some kind of Merops ... but i don't know which one.

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PublishedApril 19, 2014

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