Yellow-billed Jacamar Galbula albirostris Scientific name definitions
- Names (28)
- Subspecies (2)
Harold F. Greeney, Josep del Hoyo, Joseph A. Tobias, Nigel Collar, Thomas Züchner, Guy M. Kirwan, Tadeu Artur de Melo Júnior, and Peter Pyle
Version: 1.1 — Published January 17, 2025
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Жълтоклюн якамар |
| Catalan | jacamar becgroc |
| Croatian | žutokljuni jakamar |
| Czech | leskovec žlutozobý |
| Dutch | Geelsnavelglansvogel |
| English | Yellow-billed Jacamar |
| English (United States) | Yellow-billed Jacamar |
| Estonian | selva-läiklind |
| Finnish | keltanokkajakamari |
| French | Jacamar à bec jaune |
| French (Canada) | Jacamar à bec jaune |
| German | Gelbschnabel-Glanzvogel |
| Japanese | キバシキリハシ |
| Norwegian | gulnebbjakamar |
| Polish | złotopiór żółtodzioby |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | ariramba-de-bico-amarelo |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Ariramba-de-bico-amarelo |
| Russian | Желтоклювая якамара |
| Serbian | Žutokljuna jakamara |
| Slovak | jagavec žltozobý |
| Spanish | Jacamará Piquigualdo Oriental |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Jacamar Piquiamarillo |
| Spanish (Peru) | Jacamar de Pico Amarillo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Jacamará piquigualdo oriental |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Barranquero Pico Amarillo |
| Swedish | gulnäbbad jakamar |
| Turkish | Sarı Gagalı Jakamar |
| Ukrainian | Якамара жовтодзьоба |
Revision Notes
Harold F. Greeney standardized the account with the Clements Checklist taxonomy. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. Qwahn Kent and Claire Walter copyedited the draft. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media.
Galbula albirostris Latham, 1790
PROTONYM:
Galbula albirostris
Latham, 1790. Index ornithologicus, sive systema ornithologiæ; complectens avium divisionem in classes, ordines, genera, species, ipsarumque varietates: adjectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, &c. 1, p.245.
TYPE LOCALITY:
South America; Cayenne substituted as type locality by Berlepsch and Hartert, Nov. Zool., 9, 1902, p. 104.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- GALBULA
- galbula
- albirostris
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Yellow-billed Jacamar
