Rufous-tailed jacamar (Galbula ruficauda), Pantanal, Brazil

Jacamars are forest birds, found from Mexico to Argentina. They are accomplished aerial insectivores, capturing flying insects such as beetles, flies, bees, dragonflies and butterflies in mid-air. Notably, they can distinguish between edible and unpalatable butterflies based on body shape.

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