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Green Kingfisher

Chloroceryle amazona or possibly septentrionalis

Photo by pamsai
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10.46, -84.07

Field Notes

Description:

The Green Kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana) is a resident breeding bird which occurs from southern Texas in the USA south through Central and South America to central Argentina.

Habitat:

This small kingfisher breeds by streams in forests or mangroves. The nest is in a horizontal tunnel up to a metre long made in a river bank.

Notes:

Taken from quite far off from a boat on the Sarapiqui River.
possibly male.

Reference Links:

Green Kingfisher, Green Kingfisher - Costa Rica

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