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A photo of a Green Kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana), male
Green Kingfisher, Male

Green Kingfisher

Chloroceryle americana

The green kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana) is a species of "water kingfisher" in subfamily Cerylinae of family Alcedinidae. It is found from southern Texas in the United States south through Central America, in every mainland South American country except Chile, and on Trinidad and Tobago. Birds in the northern and southern parts of its range, and those west of the Andes, are larger and heavier than the others, but the differences tend to be clinal. The species has the typical kingfisher shape with long heavy bill (heaviest in Trinidad and Tobago); in contrast to many other kingfishers, however, it does not have an obvious crest. The bill is black with some horn color at the base of the mandible and its legs and feet are dark gray. Both sexes have green upperparts with two or more rows of white spots on the flight feathers. Their underparts are mostly white with green spots on the sides and flanks. Their tail is green with much white on the outer feathers that shows best in flight. Adult males have a white collar and a rufous breast. Adult females have a white collar, a buffy throat and breast, and a band of green speckles across the breast and upper belly. Juveniles resemble females but are duller and have small buff spots on their crown and wing coverts
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Leonardo Guzmán
Wednesday 26 Apr 2023 - 7:41am
Mexico
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Leonardo Guzmán
Sunday 23 Apr 2023 - 7:40am
Mexico
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Leonardo Guzmán
Thursday 20 Apr 2023 - 7:02am
Mexico
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Wednesday 19 Apr 2023 - 8:11pm
Costa Rica
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