• Old latin name for bird Alcedo aurea, Jacamerops grandis, Alcedo grandis, Jacamerops aurea, Jacamerops aereus

Great Jacamarbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Patricio Mena Valenzuela
    Ecuador
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    Song, © Patricio Mena Valenzuela
    Ecuador
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    Call, © Olaf Jahn
    Ecuador
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    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Suriname
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    Song, © Robert S. Ridgely
    Ecuador
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    Song, © Robert S. Ridgely
    Ecuador
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    Calls, song, © Olaf Jahn
    Ecuador
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    Calls, © Olaf Jahn
    Ecuador
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    Song, © Jacob Wijpkema
    Bolivia
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    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Suriname
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API
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Where to see Great Jacamar

  • Breeding region Middle America, South America
  • Breeding subregion Costa Rica to nw Ecuador and Amazonia

Great Jacamar subspecies (4)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Jacamerops aureus aureuse Colombia, Venezuela and the Guianas-No
Jacamerops aureus isidorie Ecuador, e Peru, w Brazil and n Bolivia-No
Jacamerops aureus penardiCosta Rica to w Colombia and nw Ecuador-No
Jacamerops aureus ridgwayine, c Brazil-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Azerbaijaniböyük yakamar
Catalanjacamar gros
Chinese大鹟鴷, 大鹟䴕
Chinese (Traditional)大鶲鴷
Croatianveliki jakamar
Czechleskovec velký
DanishKæmpejacamar
DutchGrote Glansvogel
EsperantoGranda jakamarao
Estoniansuur-läiklind (suurjakamar)
Finnishkuningasjakamari
FrenchGrand Jacamar
GermanBreitmaul-Glanzvogel, Riesenglanzvogel
Hungarianaranyjakamár
ItalianJacamar maggiore
Japaneseオオキリハシ
Lithuaniandidžioji žakamara
Norwegianstorjakamar
Norwegian NynorskStorjakamar
PolishŻakamar wielki, złotopiór wielki, zlotopiór wielki
Portugueseariramba-grande-da-mata-virgem, uirá-piana, ariramba-uirapiana, bico-d'agulha-grande, Jacamaraçu
RussianБольшая якамара
SerbianVelika jakamara
Slovakjagavec širokozobý
SpanishJacamar Mayor, Barranquero Grande, Jacamar Grande, Gran Jacamar, Jacamará grande
Swedishjättejakamar
TurkishBüyük Jakamar
Ukrainianякамара велика