# List of jacamars

Jacamars are birds in the family Galbulidae in the order Piciformes. There are currently 18 extant species of jacamars recognised by the International Ornithologists' Union.

## Conventions

Conservation status codes listed follow the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. Range maps are provided wherever possible; if a range map is not available, a description of the jacamar's range is provided. Ranges are based on the IOC World Bird List for that species unless otherwise noted. Population estimates are of the number of mature individuals and are taken from the IUCN Red List.
This list follows the taxonomic treatment (designation and order of species) and nomenclature (scientific and common names) of version 13.2 of the IOC World Bird List. Where the taxonomy proposed by the IOC World Bird List conflicts with the taxonomy followed by the IUCN or the 2023 edition of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, the disagreement is noted next to the species's common name (for nomenclatural disagreements) or scientific name (for taxonomic disagreements).

## Classification

The International Ornithologists' Union (IOU) recognises 18 species of jacamars in five genera. This list does not include hybrid species, extinct prehistoric species, or putative species not yet accepted by the IOU.
Family Galbulidae
* Genus Galbalcyrhynchus: two species
* Genus Brachygalba: four species
* Genus Jacamaralcyon: one species
* Genus Galbula: ten species
* Genus Jacamerops: one species

## Jacamars

Genus Galbalcyrhynchus – Des Murs, 1845 – 2 species :
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | IUCN status and estimated population |
| White-eared jacamar | G. leucotis Des Murs, 1845 | Western Amazon rainforest | LC  Unknown |
| Purus jacamar | G. purusianus Goeldi, 1904 | Southwestern Amazon rainforest | LC  Unknown |
Genus Brachygalba – Bonaparte, 1854 – 4 species :
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | IUCN status and estimated population |
| Dusky-backed jacamar | B. salmoni Sclater, P. L. & Salvin, 1879 | Eastern Panama and northwestern Colombia | LC  20,000–49,999 |
| Pale-headed jacamar | B. goeringi Sclater, P. L. & Salvin, 1869 | Northeastern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela | LC  Unknown |
| Brown jacamar | B. lugubris (Swainson, 1838) Seven subspecies B. l. fulviventris B. l. caquetae B. l. lugubris B. l. obscuriceps B. l. naumburgae B. l. phaeonota B. l. melanosterna | South America | LC  Unknown |
| White-throated jacamar | B. albogularis (Spix, 1824) | Western Amazon rainforest | LC  Unknown |
Genus Jacamaralcyon – Lesson, R. P., 1830 – 1 species :
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | IUCN status and estimated population |
| Three-toed jacamar | J. tridactyla (Vieillot, 1817) | Southeastern Brazil | NT  1,300–5,400 |
Genus Galbula – Brisson, 1760 – 10 species :
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | IUCN status and estimated population |
| Yellow-billed jacamar | G. albirostris Latham, 1790 Two subspecies G. a. chalcocephala G. a. albirostris | Northern Amazon rainforest | LC  Unknown |
| Blue-necked jacamar | G. cyanicollis Cassin, 1851 | Southern Amazon rainforest | LC  Unknown |
| Rufous-tailed jacamar | G. ruficauda Cuvier, 1816 Six subspecies G. r. melanogenia G. r. ruficauda G. r. pallens G. r. brevirostris G. r. rufoviridis G. r. heterogyna | Central and South America | LC  500,000–4,999,999 |
| Green-tailed jacamar | G. galbula (Linnaeus, 1766) | Northern Amazon rainforest | LC  Unknown |
| Coppery-chested jacamar | G. pastazae Taczanowski & Berlepsch, 1885 | Southern Colombia to eastern Ecuador | LC  42,000 |
| White-chinned jacamar | G. tombacea Spix, 1824 Two subspecies G. t. tombacea G. t. mentalis | Northwestern Amazon rainforest | LC  Unknown |
| Bluish-fronted jacamar | G. cyanescens Deville, 1849 | Western Amazon rainforest | LC  Unknown |
| Purplish jacamar | G. chalcothorax Sclater, P. L., 1855 | Western Amazon rainforest | LC  Unknown |
| Bronzy jacamar | G. leucogastra Vieillot, 1817 | Western Amazon rainforest | LC  Unknown |
| Paradise jacamar | G. dea (Linnaeus, 1758) Four subspecies G. d. dea G. d. amazonum G. d. brunneiceps G. d. phainopepla | Amazon rainforest | LC  Unknown |
Genus Jacamerops – Lesson, R. P., 1830 – 1 species :
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | IUCN status and estimated population |
| Great jacamar | J. aureus (Müller, P. L. S., 1776) Four subspecies J. a. penardi J. a. aureus J. a. ridgwayi J. a. isidori | Central and South America | LC  500,000–4,999,999 |