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Martin-pêcheur d'Amazonie
Chloroceryle amazona
Amazon Kingfisher
Martin-pêcheur d'Amazonie
Chloroceryle amazona
Amazon Kingfisher
Tranpantaneira Highway
The Pantanal
Brazil
South America
The Amazon kingfisher (Chloroceryle amazona) is a resident breeding bird in the lowlands of the American tropics from southern Mexico south through Central America to northern Argentina.
This large kingfisher breeds by streams. The unlined nest is in a horizontal tunnel made in a riverbank, and up to 1.6 m long and 10 cm wide. The female lays three, sometimes four, white eggs.
The Amazon kingfisher resembles the green kingfisher which shares its range, but it is much larger than its relative, and three to four times as heavy. It is 29–30 cm long and weighs 110g. It has the typical kingfisher shape, with a short tail and long bill. It is oily green above, with a shaggy crest and a white collar around the neck. It lacks the white markings on the wings shown by the green kingfisher.
There are no recognized subspecies of Amazon kingfisher. These birds often give a harsh teck call. The rarely heard song, given from a tree top, is a whistled see see see see see.
Amazon kingfishers are often seen perched on a branch or rock close to water before plunging in headfirst after their fish prey. They are the most likely green kingfishers to be seen on large rivers. They also feed on insects, fish and amphibians. – Wikipedia
Cano Vitina, Inirida, Guainia, Colombia, 26th January 2024
At Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brasil - Male - The Amazon Kingfisher is a resident of lakeshores and large-slow flowing rivers from northern Mexico south to central Argentina. They are large dark bronzy green birds with a ragged crest, a white throat and collar, and a white belly; the breast of the male is rufous, while the female has a narrower green breastband. Amazon Kingfishers are superficially similar to the Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana, but are much larger with a heavier bill, and typically forage from more conspicuous perches. Amazon Kingfishers hunt fish and crustaceans from a perch, diving into the water to catch their prey and then returning to the same perch before stunning their prey and swallowing it head first. These kingfishers also occasionally hover above the water before diving to catch prey. The nests are excavated by making tunnels into road cuts or erosion gullies near water.
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Amazon Kingfisher
Zacate Creek
Laredo TX USA
Seen from the Puerto Sierpe River, Osa Penibsula, Costa Rica.
Sierpe - Canal estero azul, Sierpe, Puntarenas, CR
All photos taken with Naturalist Guide, Neiser Toro, in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, Ecuador.
Danta Corcovado Nationalpark, Costa Rica
Amazone-ijsvogel, Chloroceryle amazona, Amazon kingfisher
Amazone-ijsvogel, Chloroceryle amazona, Amazon kingfisher
Campo Grande, Mato Grosso Do Sul, Brazil
Campo Grande, Mato Grosso Do Sul, Brazil
Amazone-ijsvogel, Chloroceryle amazona, Amazon kingfisher
Costa Rica
