Green Kingfisher
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Scientific name: Chloroceryle americana
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Call: a pebbly rattle
Audio by: Bernabe Lopez-Lanus
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References:
[1] Davis, W. J. (1982). Territory size in Megaceryle alcyon along a stream habitat. The Auk, 99(2), 353-362.
[2] Gehlbach, F. R., Dillon, D. O., Harrell, H. L., Kennedy, S. E., & Wilson, K. R. (1976). Avifauna of the Rio Corona, Tamaulipas, Mexico: Northeastern limit of the tropics. The Auk, 93(1), 53-65.
[3] Obando-Calderón, G., Chaves-Campos, J., Garrigues, R., Montoya, M., Ramirez, O., Sandoval, L., et al. (2009). Lista oficial de las aves de Costa Rica 2009. San José, Costa Rica: Boletín de la Asociación Ornitológica de Costa Rica.
[4] Vilella, F. J., & Baldassarre, G. A. (2010). Abundance and distribution of waterbirds in the llanos of Venezuela. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, 122(1), 102-115. doi: 10.1676/09-070.1
[5] Warner, D. W. (1952). The green kingfisher. The Wilson Bulletin, 64(3), 131-132.
[6] Willard, D. E. (1985). Comparative feeding ecology of twenty-two tropical piscivores. Ornithological Monographs No. 36, Neotropical Ornithology (pp. 788-797). Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.
Links:
The Internet Bird Collection: Photos, videos, and sounds
VIREO: Visual Resources for Ornithology
| Scientific name | Range |
|---|---|
| Chloroceryle americana americana | Trop. S America (primarily e of Andes); Trinidad; Tobago |
| Chloroceryle americana cabanisii | W Colombia and w Ecuador w of Andes to n Chile |
| Chloroceryle americana hachisukai | Extreme s Arizona to w-central Texas and nw Mexico |
| Chloroceryle americana mathewsii | S Brazil and Bolivia to n Argentina |
| Chloroceryle americana septentrionalis | S-central Texas to s Colombia and w Venezuela |
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