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White-chinned Jacamar
Galbula tombacea von Spix, 1824
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 tombacea von Spix, 1824
- Name authority
- von Spix, 1824
- Common name
- White-chinned 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 tombacea von Spix, 1824
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 |
| Rufous-tailed JacamarGalbula ruficauda Cuvier, 1816 | 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 |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
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=554330 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:3F37Y. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.