Paradise Jacamar
A species of Typical jacamars Scientific name : Galbula dea Genus : Typical jacamars
Paradise Jacamar, A species of Typical jacamars
Botanical name: Galbula dea
Genus: Typical jacamars
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Description
The paradise jacamar (Galbula dea) is a small, approximately 30 cm (1 ft) long bird with a long pointed tail, dark brown cap, white throat and long needle-like bill. It has dark greenish blue plumage with iridescent wings. Both sexes are similar. The paradise jacamar is distributed throughout tropical rainforests and savanna of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and the Guyanas. Its range encompasses nearly the entire Amazon Basin, except in the northwest basin in parts of Colombia and Venezuela, (the northeast is the three countries of the Guyanas, which drain to the Atlantic-Caribbean). The diet consists mainly of butterflies and other flying insects. Widespread and common throughout its range, the paradise jacamar is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 
Size
34 cm
Nest Placement
Tree
Feeding Habits
Paradise Jacamar primarily consumes flying insects like butterflies, dragonflies, bees, wasps, and beetles, also eating spiders. Paradise Jacamar hunts aerially from high perches, executing sallies for agile chases before returning to perch. Paradise Jacamar often changes perch post-hunt, participating in mixed-species flocks at canopy level.
Habitat
The paradise Jacamar is typically found in a range of humid environments including primary and secondary terra firme forests, várzea, and savanna woodlands. It also inhabits dry forests and gallery forests adjacent to rivers and streams. This bird prefers the canopy level but may venture to lower strata at forest borders and is often seen at tree falls, clearings, or edges.
Dite type
Insectivorous
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Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Photo By Lars Petersson 
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