Galbulidae

/ɡæl.ˈbjuː.lɪ.deɪ/ noun

Definition

The scientific family name for jacamars, a family of small, colorful birds found in Central and South America that hunt insects in flight.

Etymology

From the genus Galbula with the scientific family suffix -idae, following binomial nomenclature rules where family names derive from a representative genus.

Kelly Says

Galbulidae is a relatively small bird family with only about 18 species, but they're incredibly specialized hunters—they're so different from other birds that scientists placed them in their own family millions of years ago.

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