Green fisherman (genus)
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Green fisherman ( Chloroceryle americana ) |
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The green fishers ( Chloroceryle ) form a genus of kingfishers (Alcedinidae). Their representatives are native to tropical Central and South America , only the range of the green fish ( Chloroceryle americana ) extends north to South Texas .
features
They have the typical shape of the kingfishers with a short tail and a long beak. All species have a metallic green plumage on top. On the underside, both the two-color fisherman and the arch fisherman are reddish in color. In the case of the white Amazon fisherman and the green fisherman, only the males have a red chest band.
The species are of different sizes; the weight ratio is pretty much:
arch fishermen: green fishers: two-color fishermen: Amazon fishermen = 1: 2: 4: 8.
Because of their size difference, the species do not compete in the overlap area of their distribution areas.
Way of life
The green fishers breed on rivers in forests or mangroves . They nest in long, horizontal breeding caves that are dug in embankments. The diet consists of fish caught by shock diving and crustaceans . The ore fishermen also catch insects in flight.
Systematics
The genus consists of four species:
- Amazon fisherman ( Chloroceryle amazona )
- Green fisherman ( Chloroceryle americana )
- Two-color fisherman ( Chloroceryle inda )
- Archfisherman ( Chloroceryle aenea )
literature
- C. Hilary Fry , Kathie Fry: Kingfishers, Bee-Eaters, & Rollers. Princeton, New Jersey 1992, 1999, ISBN 0-691-04879-7 .
