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Martim-pescador-pequeno (Green Kingfisher) - Male
Chloroceryle americana (Gmelin, 1788)
-22.5315, -43.2108
Field Notes
Description:
Bird of the family Alcedinidae, the Green Kingfisher measures 19 cm and has the upper limbs in dark green, contrasting with a white band that connects the base of the beak to the neck, where it is crossed by the nuchal crest; wings crossed by three transverse lines of white spots; bases of white external rectrices. The male has the lower parts white with brown breast and the female has yellowish breast or white stained green.<br><br>
To feed themselves, lands on vegetation at water's edge (between 1 and 3 meters), from where observe their prey before diving. Sometimes hangs in the air before diving. Eating fish from 3 to 5.5 centimeters and crustaceans, as a more general kind of eating habits.
Habitat:
It occurs from Texas and Mexico to Argentina and throughout Brazil. It is the most common species in Brazil. Inhabits lakes with rich aquatic vegetation, border small rivers and large, mangroves; fits even in small collections of water taken by marshy vegetation, such as water lilies and other aquatic plants.
Notes:
The town of the coordinates that I gave for search, is not DUQUE DE CAXIAS, as reports the search map of this page, but PETRÓPOLIS.
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