Galbalcyrhynchus Explained

Galbalcyrhynchus is a genus of birds in the Galbulidae family. Established by Marc Athanese Parfait Oeillet Des Murs in 1845, it contains the following species:

Species

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Galbalcyrhynchus leucotis Amazon Basin of western Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and northern Peru
Galbalcyrhynchus purusianus Amazon Basin of western Brazil, northern Bolivia and eastern Peru.

The name Galbalcyrhynchus is a combination of the genus name Galbula (used for many of the jacamars) and the genus name Alcyone (used for some of the kingfishers) with the Greek word rhunkhos, meaning "bill".