of paradise jacamars was seen excavating a burrow in an arboreal termite nest, and pairs have often been seen near such nests. No other information about the species' breeding phenology has been recorded. Vocalization The paradise jacamar's song is "a well-spaced “peep peep peep peep peep peep pee pee pe pe”, usually descending, becoming slightly faster and weaker towards [the] end" . Its calls are variously "a single 'pip', 'peeap' or 'glewweh . Status The IUCN has assessed the paradise jacamar as being of Least Concern. It varies from rare to common throughout its range and has been recorded in many protected areas. "No immediate threats are known, but general habitat destruction presumably continues to reduce populations." References External links Paradise jacamar videos in the Internet Bird Collection BirdLife Species Factsheet Stamps (for Guyana) with range map (not accurate) Paradise jacamar photo gallery VIREO Photo-High Res paradise jacamar Birds of the Amazon Basin Birds of the Guianas paradise jacamar paradise jacamar Birds of Brazil