Illustration of jacamar
jacamar
noun
jac·a·mar ˈzha-kə-ˌmär 
: any of a family (Galbulidae) of usually iridescent green or bronze insectivorous birds of tropical American forests having a long sharp bill
Word History
Etymology
French, modification of Portuguese jacamacira, jacamarici, probably of Tupi-Guarani origin
First Known Use
1825, in the meaning defined above