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Rufous-tailed jacamar

Galbula ruficauda

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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7 Comments

XXD17
XXD17 10 years ago

Female

XXD17
XXD17 10 years ago

The dark bill and buff throat suggest rufous-tailed jacamar...

XXD17
XXD17 10 years ago

It's not a Merops...Bee eaters are an old world family...this is a jacamar...

Evaldo Nascimento
Evaldo Nascimento 10 years ago

It really seems a merops.

Stanislav Greš
Stanislav Greš 10 years ago

in my opinion it's some kind of Merops ... but i don't know which one.

Evaldo Nascimento
Evaldo Nascimento 10 years ago

About 20 cm.

Looks like a type of hummingbird, what size was it?

Evaldo Nascimento
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Evaldo Nascimento

Fortaleza, CE, Brazil

Spotted on Apr 19, 2014
Submitted on Apr 19, 2014

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