Oscar writes: Bluish-fronted Jacamar: Bluish-fronted Jacamars were fairly common in the lowlands and I saw them most days around the station buildings. Luckily this one perched out in the open and gave me a nice clean background. It would sit on this branch before shooting up to snatch flies from the air and returning to the perch to eat them.
Nikon D300s, Nikon 200-400mm f4 VR
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In the lowlands where please Oscar? Lovely shot as always. Are they in any way related to kingfishers?
Hi MK, it was taken at Los Amigos Biological Research Station in Southeast Peru.
As to whether they’re related to kingfishers, it seems not very much. Jacamars are Galbuliformes (along with puffbirds). Galbuliformes were orginally incorporated into the order Piciformes, which includes woodpeckers, toucans, barbets and honeyguides, but Galbuliformes are often now treated as a suborder.
Kingfishers are Coraciiformes, along with rollers, bee-eaters, motmots and todies.
Oscar
Very envious Oscar, nice shot
Thanks Pete!