American Buckeye vs Purplish Jacamar

Aesculus glabra compared with Galbula chalcothorax

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Purplish Jacamar
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Piciformes (Piciformes)
Family	Sapindaceae	Galbulidae
Genus	Aesculus	Galbula
Species	Aesculus glabra	Galbula chalcothorax

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Purplish Jacamar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Purplish Jacamar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Buckeye

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in United States.

Purplish Jacamar

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

American Buckeye

The American Buckeye (Aesculus glabra) is a species in the genus Aesculus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.