NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Rufous-tailed Jacamar
Galbula ruficauda Cuvier, 1816
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
The rufous-tailed jacamar (Galbula ruficauda) is a bird in the family Galbulidae that breeds in the tropical New World in southern Mexico, Central America and South America as far south as southern Brazil and Ecuador.
Wikipedia contributors, Rufous-tailed jacamar; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:50:19.180958+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Galbula ruficauda Cuvier, 1816
- Name authority
- Cuvier, 1816
- Common name
- Rufous-tailed 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPiciformes
- familyGalbulidae
- genusGalbula Brisson, 1760
- speciesGalbula ruficauda Cuvier, 1816
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Galbula. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Paradise JacamarGalbula dea (Linnaeus, 1758) | GalbulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bronzy JacamarGalbula leucogastra Vieillot, 1817 | GalbulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Coppery-chested JacamarGalbula pastazae Taczanowski & von Berlepsch, 1885 | GalbulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Green-tailed JacamarGalbula galbula (Linnaeus, 1766) | GalbulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow-billed JacamarGalbula albirostris Latham, 1790 | GalbulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Purplish JacamarGalbula chalcothorax P. L. Sclater, 1855 | GalbulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bluish-fronted JacamarGalbula cyanescens Deville, 1849 | GalbulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blue-cheeked JacamarGalbula cyanicollis Cassin, 1851 | GalbulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-chinned JacamarGalbula tombacea von Spix, 1824 | GalbulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
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.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=554327 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:3F37X. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.