Galbalcyrhynchus

Galbalcyrhynchus
Purus jacamar at Manu National Park, Peru
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Piciformes
Family:Galbulidae
Genus:Galbalcyrhynchus
Des Murs, 1845
Species

White-eared jacamar
Purus jacamar

Galbalcyrhynchus is a genus of birds in the Galbulidae family. Established by Marc Athanese Parfait Oeillet Des Murs in 1845, it contains the following species:[1]

Species

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Galbalcyrhynchus leucotisWhite-eared jacamarAmazon Basin of western Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and northern Peru
Galbalcyrhynchus purusianusPurus jacamarAmazon Basin of western Brazil, northern Bolivia and eastern Peru.

The name Galbalcyrhynchus is a combination of the genus name Galbula (used for many of the jacamars) and the genus name Alcyone (used for some of the kingfishers) with the Greek word rhunkhos, meaning "bill".[2]

References

  1. "ITIS Report: Galbalcyrhynchus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  2. Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 169. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.


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