The Story
This White-chinned Jacamar (Galbula tombacea) was at Zacambu Lodge on the Yavarí, in Loreto, Peru when I photographed it. The White-chinned Jacamar’s call is a keelip or peeup, often given in a series. The male’s upperparts are a dark metallic bronzy green. It lives up to about 1,200 meters, and at lower elevations it is often found along watercourses. Its diet is assumed to include many insects, though only bees, wasps and ants have been recorded. The Yavarí is a clear-water tributary of the Amazon, about 1,050 km long, that forms the border between Brazil and Peru along its whole course. IUCN lists the White-chinned Jacamar as Least Concern, with a decreasing population.
I made this frame with a Pentax K-1 and the HD Pentax-D FA 150-450mm f/4.5-5.6, at 1/500 sec, f/5.6, ISO 3200. Trips from Leticia to Zacambu include walks in the flooded forest and a visit to a village where monkeys are being released.
©2021 Adam Rainoff Photographer
The bird
The White-chinned Jacamar (Galbula tombacea) belongs to the family Galbulidae (Jacamars) in the eBird/Clements taxonomy.
Source: eBird.org (opens in a new tab)
Conservation
Least Concern on the IUCN Red List (assessment published 2024), with the population trend listed as decreasing. Source: IUCN Red List