White-eared jacamar

White-eared jacamar
In Peru
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Galbulidae
Genus: Galbalcyrhynchus
Species: G. leucotis
Binomial name
Galbalcyrhynchus leucotis
Des Murs, 1845

The white-eared jacamar (Galbalcyrhynchus leucotis) is a species of bird in the Galbulidae family.

It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical and tropical swamps and heavily degraded former forest.

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