Birds and their associated Chewing Lice
Avian taxonomy Howard and Moore, 3rd. Edition, 2003
Lice taxonomy (in red) by Robert C. Dalgleish.
conventions:
Host probably extinct = †
Record of host of type species of louse indicated by " * "
Galbulidae - Jacamars
Genera of chewing lice known from the family:
Galbalcyrhynchus Des Murs, 1845
- Galbalcyrhynchus leucotis Des Murs, 1845 - White-eared Jacamar
- Galbalcyrhynchus purusianus Goeldi, 1904 - Chestnut Jacamar
Brachygalba Bonaparte, 1854
- Brachygalba salmoni Sclater, P. L. and Salvin, 1879 - Dusky-backed Jacamar
- Brachygalba goeringi Sclater, P. L. and Salvin, 1869 - Pale-headed Jacamar
- Brachygalba lugubris (Swainson, 1838) - Brown Jacamar
- Brachygalba albogularis (Spix, 1824) - White-throated Jacamar
Jacamaralcyon Lesson, 1830
- Jacamaralcyon tridactyla (Vieillot, 1817) - Three-toed Jacamar
Galbula Brisson, 1760
- Galbula albirostris Latham, 1790 - Yellow-billed Jacamar
- Galbula cyanicollis Cassin, 1851 - Blue-necked Jacamar
Menacanthus caudatus (Giebel, 1876) *
- Galbula ruficauda Cuvier, 1816 - Rufous-tailed Jacamar
- Galbula galbula (Linnaeus, 1766) - Green-tailed Jacamar
- Galbula pastazae Taczanowski and Berlepsch, 1885 - Coppery-chested Jacamar
- Galbula tombacea Spix, 1824 - White-chinned Jacamar
- Galbula cyanescens Deville, 1849 - Bluish-fronted Jacamar
- Galbula chalcothorax Sclater, P. L., 1855 - Purplish Jacamar
- Galbula leucogastra Vieillot, 1817 - Bronzy Jacamar
- Galbula dea (Linnaeus, 1758) - Paradise Jacamar
Jacamerops Lesson, 1830
- Jacamerops aureus (Statius Müller, 1776) - Great Jacamar
Last revised:
11 September, 2003
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