Amazon fisherman
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The Amazon fisherman ( Chloroceryle amazona ) is a kingfisher of the Neotropics .
features
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The Amazon fisherman has the typical kingfisher shape with a short tail and long beak. The upper side is colored metallic green, the neck and throat are white. The white belly has green dashes on the flanks. The male's breast is maroon and the female's chest is white with green spots on the side. In contrast to the similar green fisherman , the Amazon fisherman has no white markings on the wing. In addition, with a length of 29 to 30 cm and a weight of 110 g, it is considerably larger and heavier.
The bird's call is a sharp KyeKyekyekyek that decreases in pitch and volume.
Occurrence
The distribution area of the Amazon fisherman extends from southern Mexico to northern Argentina . Reports of sightings in Trinidad are likely based on confusion.
Reproduction
The bird digs a tube up to 1.6 m long with a diameter of 10 cm in embankments. The female lays three to four white eggs.
literature
- Fry, Fry and Harris, Kingfishers, Bee-eaters and Rollers ISBN 0-7136-5206-3
- Hilty, Birds of Venezuela ISBN 0-7136-6418-5
- Stiles and Skutch, A guide to the birds of Costa Rica ISBN 0-80-149600-4
- Martin de la Pena & Maurice Rumboll: Birds of Southern South America and Antarctica . Princeton Illustrated Checklists, ISBN 0-691-09035-1
Web links
- French website with pictures
- Videos, photos and sound recordings on Chloroceryle amazona in the Internet Bird Collection
- Chloroceryle amazona in the Red List of Endangered Species of the IUCN 2013.1. Listed by: BirdLife International, 2012. Retrieved September 23, 2013.