Green-tailed Jacamar

Green-tailed Jacamar (Galbula galbula) in Kuru Kururu Village, Linden/ Soesdyke Highway. (Photo by Kester Clarke)

The Green-tailed Jacamar is a Guiana shield endemic and feeds mainly on flying insects which it catches by sallying out from exposed perches. Their plumage are mostly glossy copper-green in colour with a long, sharp black bill.

Green-tailed Jacamar (Galbula galbula) in Kuru Kururu Village, Linden/ Soesdyke Highway. (Photo by Kester Clarke)
Green-tailed Jacamar (Galbula galbula) in Kuru Kururu Village, Linden/ Soesdyke Highway. (Photo by Kester Clarke)