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Green-tailed Jacamar

Galbula galbula (Linnaeus, C 1766)

The green-tailed jacamar is a species of bird in the family Galbulidae. It is native to Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Piciformes
Family:
  Galbulidae
Genus:
   Galbula
Scientific:
  Galbula galbula

Original description

Citation:
  (Linnaeus, C 1766)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1

Protonym:
  Alcedo Galbula

Type locality:
  Cayenne and Brazil, i.e. Cayenne.)

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/137337#page/186/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  CC59842FC8A33A55

Avibase ID:
  avibase-CC59842F

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/CC59842F

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 554328

English:
Green-tailed Jacamar
Afrikaans:
Groenstertglansvoël
Azerbaijani:
yaşıl yakamar
Bulgarian:
Зеленоопашат якамар
Catalan:
Jacamar cuaverd
Czech:
leskovec zelený
Danish:
Grønhalet Jacamar
German:
Grünschwanz-Glanzvogel
Esperanto:
verdavosta jakamaro
Spanish:
Jacamará Coliverde
Spanish (Spain):
Jacamará Coliverde
Estonian:
guajaana läiklind (guajaana jakamar)
Finnish:
viherpyrstöjakamari
French:
Jacamar vert
Croatian:
zelenorepi jakamar
Italian:
Jacamar codaverde
Japanese (romaji):
midoriokirihashi
Japanese:
ミドリオキリハシ
Lithuanian:
Žalioji žakamara
Dutch:
Groenstaartglansvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Grønhalejakamar
Norwegian:
Grønnhalejakamar
Polish:
złotopiór zielony
Portuguese:
ariramba-de-cauda-verde
Portuguese (Brazil):
ariramba-de-cauda-verde
Portuguese (Portugal):
bico-d'agulha-de-cauda-verde
Russian:
Зелёная якамара
Slovak:
jagavec zelený
Serbian:
Zelenorepa jakamara
Swedish:
grönstjärtad jakamar
Turkish:
Yeşil kuyruklu jakamar
Ukrainian:
Якамара зелена
Chinese:
绿尾鹟䴕
Chinese (Traditional):
綠尾鶲鴷

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Avilist 2025:
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Jacamar vert ( Galbula galbula)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Jacamar vert ( Galbula galbula)
Clements 1st edition:
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Clements, version 2021:
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Clements, version 2022:
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Clements, version 2023:
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Clements, version 2024:
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Clements, version 2025:
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Clements 3rd edition:
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Clements 4th edition:
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Clements 6th edition:
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Clements, version 2015:
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Clements, version 2016:
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Clements, version 2017:
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Clements, version 2018:
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Clements, version 2019:
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
eBird version 1.50:
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
eBird version 1.52:
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
eBird version 1.53:
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
eBird version 1.54:
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
eBird version 1.55:
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
eBird version 2015:
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
eBird version 2016:
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
eBird version 2017:
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
eBird version 2018:
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
eBird version 2019:
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
eBird version 2021:
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
eBird version 2022:
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
eBird version 2023:
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
eBird version 2024:
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
eBird version 2025:
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Galbula galbula
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Galbula galbula
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Galbula galbula
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
South American Classification Committee (31/07/2025):
Green-tailed Jacamar ( Galbula galbula)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Galbula galbula
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Galbula galbula

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Groenstertglansvoël
Arawak: Henauya-dokochi
Azerbaijani: yaşıl yakamar
Bulgarian: Зеленоопашат якамар
Catalan: Jacamar cuaverd
Carib: Tapujana
Czech: Leskovec zelený
Danish: Grønhalet Jacamar
German: Grünschnabel-Glanzvogel, Grünschwanz-Glanzvogel, Grünschwanzjakamar
English: Green tailed Jacamar, Green-tailed Jacamar
[ENAV]: Green-tailed Jacamar
English, HBW: Green-tailed Jacamar
English (IOC): Green-tailed Jacamar
English (United States): Green-tailed Jacamar
Esperanto: verdavosta jakamaro, Verdvosta galbulo
Spanish: Jacamar Coliverde, Jacamar de Cola Verde, Jacamará Coliverde, Tucuso montañero coliverde
Spanish (Colombia): Jacamar Coliverde
Spanish (Spain): Jacamará Coliverde
Spanish (HBW): Green-tailed Jacamar
Spanish (Venezuela): Tucuso de Bosque Coliverde, Tucuso montañero coliverde
Estonian: guajaana jakamar, guajaana läiklind, guajaana läiklind (guajaana jakamar)
Finnish: Viherpyrstöjakamari
French: Jacamar vert
French (Guyane): Jacamar vert
Croatian: zelenorepi jakamar
Italian: Jacamar codaverde
Japanese (romaji): midoriokirihashi
Japanese: ミドリオキリハシ
Karipúna Creole French: Araramba
Kirghiz: жашыл якамара
Scientific: Alcedo Galbula, Galbula alcedo, Galbula galbula, Galbula viridicauda, Trochilus maximus
Lithuanian: Žalioji žakamara
Dutch: Groenstaartglansvogel, Groenstaart-glansvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Grønhalejakamar
Norwegian: Grønnhalejakamar
Palikúr: Wet  
Polish: zlotopiór zielony, złotopiór zielony
Portuguese: Ariramba-da-cauda-verde, ariramba-da-mata, ariramba-da-várzea, ariramba-de-cauda-verde, beija-flor-grande
Portuguese (Brazil): ariramba-da-mata, ariramba-da-várzea, Ariramba-de-cauda-verde, beija-flor-grande
Portuguese (Portugal): Ariramba-de-cauda-verde, bico-d'agulha-de-cauda-verde
Russian: Зеленая якамара, Зелёная якамара
Slovak: jagavec zelený
Serbian: Zelenorepa jakamara
Sranan: Granmankorke
Swedish: Grönstjärtad jakamar
Turkish: Yeşil kuyruklu jakamar
Ukrainian: Якамара зелена
Wayana: Latëwe
Chinese: 绿尾鹟䴕, 绿尾鹟鴷
Chinese (Traditional): 綠尾鶲鴷

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