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[[Image:7035Img3582.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|juninho|juninho}}<br />Rio Pixaim, Pantanal, [[Brazil]], September 2004 ]] | [[Image:7035Img3582.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|juninho|juninho}}<br />Rio Pixaim, Pantanal, [[Brazil]], September 2004 ]] | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | From southern [[Mexico]] through [[Central America]] to northern [[Argentina]]; in [[South America]] only found east of the Andes and other lowlands of [[Colombia]]. <sup>[[#References|[ | + | From southern [[Mexico]] through [[Central America]] to northern [[Argentina]]; in [[South America]] only found east of the Andes and other lowlands of [[Colombia]]. <sup>[[#References|[1]]],[[#References|[3]]]</sup> |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | This is a monotypic species<sup>[[#References|[ | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. |
| − | Two subspecies are recognised by some authors: ''C. a. amazona'' and ''C. a. mexicana''<sup>[[#References| | + | Two subspecies are recognised by some authors: ''C. a. amazona'' and ''C. a. mexicana''<sup>[[#References|2]]</sup> |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Mostly by slow-moving water. | Mostly by slow-moving water. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | They | + | They dive from a branch or rock to catch their fish. |
[[Image:Martin5a.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|oderson|oderson}}<br />SItumbiara-GO Brasil, September 2008]] | [[Image:Martin5a.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|oderson|oderson}}<br />SItumbiara-GO Brasil, September 2008]] | ||
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
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'''Call''' is variably described as ''teck'', "tek", or "cack", with a hard quality, sometimes given alone at other times in series. The bird is able to sing in more musical notes.<sup>[[#References|3]]</sup> | '''Call''' is variably described as ''teck'', "tek", or "cack", with a hard quality, sometimes given alone at other times in series. The bird is able to sing in more musical notes.<sup>[[#References|3]]</sup> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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# Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156 | # Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156 | ||
# [http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=34624 Thread] in Id forum on Green versus Amazon Kingfisher | # [http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=34624 Thread] in Id forum on Green versus Amazon Kingfisher | ||
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Revision as of 23:17, 25 July 2010
- Chloroceryle amazona
Identification
Length 29-30 cm, weight 110g.
Upperside is green except for a white collar around the neck. Underside mostly white with green flank streaks. The male has a rufous band across the upper breast.
Confusion Species
The similar Green Kingfisher is much smaller and has more extensive white on wings[4].
Distribution
From southern Mexico through Central America to northern Argentina; in South America only found east of the Andes and other lowlands of Colombia. [1],[3]
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Two subspecies are recognised by some authors: C. a. amazona and C. a. mexicana2
Habitat
Mostly by slow-moving water.
Behaviour
They dive from a branch or rock to catch their fish.
Breeding
It breeds beside streams. The nest is at the end of a horizontal tunnel made in a river bank, and up to 1.6 m long and 10 cm wide. The female lays three or four, white eggs.
Vocalisation
Call is variably described as teck, "tek", or "cack", with a hard quality, sometimes given alone at other times in series. The bird is able to sing in more musical notes.3
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
- Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156
- Thread in Id forum on Green versus Amazon Kingfisher
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Amazon Kingfisher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Amazon_Kingfisher
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