Rufous-tailed jacamar
| Rufous-tailed jacamar | |
|---|---|
| Female, Brazil | |
| Male G. r. rufoviridis in the Pantanal, Brazil, and a recording from Ecuador | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Aves | 
| Order: | Piciformes | 
| Family: | Galbulidae | 
| Genus: | Galbula | 
| Species: | G. ruficauda | 
| Binomial name | |
| Galbula ruficauda Cuvier, 1816 | |
The rufous-tailed jacamar (Galbula ruficauda) is a near passerine bird which breeds in the tropical New World in southern Mexico, Central America and South America as far south as southern Brazil and Ecuador.