A bird native to the New World tropics; long bill and tail; iridescent plumage; inhabits forests; eats insects caught in flight; nests on ground in burrow. (Family: Galbulidae, 15 species.)
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The jacamars are near passerine birds from tropical South America, extending up to Mexico.
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