Galbalcyrhynchus

Genus of birds

Galbalcyrhynchus
Purus jacamar at Manu National Park, Peru
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Galbulidae
Genus: Galbalcyrhynchus
Des Murs, 1845
Type species
Galbalcyrhynchus leucotis[1]
Des Murs, 1845
Species

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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:[2]

Species

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Galbalcyrhynchus leucotis White-eared jacamar Amazon Basin of western Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and northern Peru
Galbalcyrhynchus purusianus Purus jacamar Amazon 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".[3]

References

  1. ^ "Picidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  2. ^ "ITIS Report: Galbalcyrhynchus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  3. ^ 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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