Great Jacamar
A species of Great Jacamar Scientific name : Jacamerops aureus Genus : Great Jacamar
Great Jacamar, A species of Great Jacamar
Botanical name: Jacamerops aureus
Genus: Great Jacamar
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Description
It measures 29.5 to 30 cm (11.6 to 11.8 in) in length and weighs between 63 and 70 g (2.2 and 2.5 oz) . The adult male chin, cheeks and upper region are all bright metallic green with gold overtones, with a blueish tinge on the chin, forehead and tail and purple copper on the back. The lower part of the throat is white and the rest of the lower region is deep rufous. The primaries are black, the tail is blue-black, below the beak is black, and the legs are dark horn-colored. The female resembles the male, but has no white spot on the throat. Like all members of the order Piciformes, jacamars and their relatives have zygodactyl feet, with two toes pointing forward and two facing back. Jacamars evolved with this toe arrangement, which helps them grasp branches while hunting in trees. Because 13 of the 17 Galbulidae species belong to super-species complexes, researcher J. Haffer concludes that jacamars had a relatively recent Pleistocene radiation of the family. Jacamars are believed to have originated in the Amazon region where they are most common, and spread to other parts of Central and South America. Unique anatomical features of this family include a long appendix, no gall bladder, a bare preen gland, and a long, thin tongue. 
Size
30 cm
Feeding Habits
Great Jacamar primarily consumes insects, including Hymenoptera (wasps, bees, ants), Hemiptera, Lepidoptera (moths, butterflies), and beetles. It also eats spiders and small lizards. Great Jacamar exhibits specialized hunting skills, capturing prey in flight or from foliage using its long, pointed bill.
Habitat
Great Jacamar typically inhabits the midstorey and canopy of unbroken humid forests and the well-shaded borders of such forests, favoring regions along streams and rivers. This species is more infrequently found at the edges of forests and in tall open secondary growths, as well as in gallery forests within savanna regions. Great Jacamar is predominantly found at altitudes below 700 meters but can occur locally up to 1200 meters, especially in some South American highland regions. Although generally residing in lower elevations, records indicate occurrences up to 840 meters in some parts of southern Venezuela.
Dite type
Frugivorous
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Species Status
This species has an extremely large range, and does not approach the title for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence <20,000 km2 combined with a declining or fluctuating range size, habitat extent/quality, or population size and a small number of locations or severe fragmentation). Even though the population shows to be decreasing, the decline is not presumed to be able to get the title for Vulnerable under the population trend criterion (>30% decline over ten years or three generations). The population size has not been calculated, but it is not believed to reach the namesake for Vulnerable under the population size criterion (<10,000 mature individuals with a continuing decline estimated to be >10% in ten years or three generations, or with a specified population structure). For the reasons listed above the species is labeled as Least Concern.
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