Green-tailed Jacamar vs White-cheeked Pintail

Galbula galbula compared with Anas bahamensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green-tailed Jacamar	White-cheeked Pintail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Piciformes (Piciformes)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Galbulidae	Anatidae
Genus	Galbula	Anas
Species	Galbula galbula	Anas bahamensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Green-tailed Jacamar and White-cheeked Pintail share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Green-tailed Jacamar

LC — Least Concern

White-cheeked Pintail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green-tailed Jacamar	White-cheeked Pintail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Green-tailed Jacamar

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, and Venezuela.

White-cheeked Pintail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel), Europe (9 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

White-cheeked Pintail

White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇳🇴 Norway 🇻🇪 Venezuela