It has a chestnut band on the upper belly and dark brown flanks; the rest of the underparts are white.

[4] The pale-headed jacamar is found from Arauca and Casanare Departments in Colombia north through northwestern Venezuela at least to Lara.

It often perches on emergent branches in pairs or small family groups and sallies from there to catch its flying prey.

[4] The pale-headed jacamar's song is a series of high "weet" notes that increase in speed and pitch and ends with a trill [1].

[1] It is "[c]ommon throughout its range..." and "[n]o specific threats [are] documented so far, despite overall habitat loss in certain areas as a result of deforestation.