1. tropical American birds with long bills and iridescent plumage that catch insects in flight
Usage: ornithology

Examples

• The jacamars perched on branches waiting for flying insects to pass by.
• Birdwatchers traveled to Costa Rica hoping to spot colorful jacamars in the rainforest.
• Jacamars use their sharp bills to snatch beetles and butterflies from the air.
• The rufous-tailed jacamar is one of the most commonly observed jacamars in Central America.
• Unlike woodpeckers, jacamars do not drill into tree bark but catch prey on the wing.
• The metallic green jacamars gleamed in the dappled sunlight of the forest canopy.