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Bronzy Jacamar

Galbula leucogastra Vieillot, 1817

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Galbula leucogastra Vieillot, 1817
Name authority
Vieillot, 1817
Common name
Bronzy Jacamar
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Piciformes
Family
Galbulidae
Genus
Galbula
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classAves
  9. orderPiciformes
  10. familyGalbulidae
  11. genusGalbula Brisson, 1760
  12. speciesGalbula leucogastra Vieillot, 1817

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Galbula. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Paradise JacamarGalbula dea (Linnaeus, 1758)GalbulidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Coppery-chested JacamarGalbula pastazae Taczanowski & von Berlepsch, 1885GalbulidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficauda Cuvier, 1816GalbulidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Green-tailed JacamarGalbula galbula (Linnaeus, 1766)GalbulidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Yellow-billed JacamarGalbula albirostris Latham, 1790GalbulidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Purplish JacamarGalbula chalcothorax P. L. Sclater, 1855GalbulidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Bluish-fronted JacamarGalbula cyanescens Deville, 1849GalbulidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Blue-cheeked JacamarGalbula cyanicollis Cassin, 1851GalbulidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
White-chinned JacamarGalbula tombacea von Spix, 1824GalbulidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 16 records assigned to Galbulidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Galbula leucogastra leucogastra Vieillot, 1817 Vieillot, 1817synonym
Galbula leucogastra viridissima Griscom & Greenway, 1937 Griscom & Greenway, 1937synonym

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

South America

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=554333 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:3F37V. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.