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:
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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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".