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jacamar /ˈdʒakəmɑː /nounAn insectivorous bird of tropical American forests, with a long pointed bill, a long tail, and plumage that is typically iridescent green above.- Family Galbulidae: several genera and species.
Those who prefer altitude can climb the lodge's seven-story, 115-foot canopy tower and stop at each level to observe tanagers, jacamars, guans, and oropendulas in action....- Hiring a guide is a good idea, since trained eyes will point out more rufous-tailed jacamars and blue-crowned mot-mots than you'd ever spot on your own.
- Jacamars prefer to eat large, showy, flying insects such as blue morpho butterflies, hawk moths, and venomous insects such as wasps, ants, and sawflies.
Origin Early 19th century: from French, apparently from Tupi. |