Green-and-rufous Kingfisher
A species of American Green Kingfishers Scientific name : Chloroceryle inda Genus : American Green Kingfishers
Green-and-rufous Kingfisher, A species of American Green Kingfishers
Botanical name: Chloroceryle inda
Genus: American Green Kingfishers
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Description
The green-and-rufous kingfisher is 24 cm (9.4 in) in length. Males weigh 46–60 g (1.6–2.1 oz) and females 53–62 g (1.9–2.2 oz). It has the typical kingfisher shape, with a short tail and long bill. The adult male has glossy green upperparts, with white spotting on the wings, and a rufous nape and underparts. The female has a narrow breast band of green-tipped white feathers. Young birds resemble the adult female, but have more spotting on the wings and back. The eyes are dark brown; the legs and feet are dark grey. The call a chip-chip-chip and some twittering. The green-and-rufous kingfisher resembles the American pygmy kingfisher, which shares its range, but it is much larger than its relative, and four times as heavy. It lacks the white lower belly shown by the smaller species, and has more white spots on the wings. The smaller green kingfisher and much larger Amazon kingfisher both have a white belly and collar. 
Size
24 cm
Feeding Habits
Green-and-rufous Kingfisher primarily consumes fish, crabs, shrimps, and aquatic insects. It employs a sit-and-wait tactic, perched above water to dive for prey. Unique adaptations include excellent vision for spotting prey and a preference for shaded streams.
Habitat
Green-and-rufous Kingfisher typically inhabits areas along streams and rivers with dense vegetation, surrounded by forests, forested swamps, and mangroves. Preferring shaded habitats over open shorelines, green-and-rufous Kingfisher is found mainly in lowland regions at elevations up to 400 meters. The geographical range spans tropical zones, where these waterways and their richly vegetated banks provide the necessary cover and foraging grounds.
Dite type
Piscivorous
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Behavior
This kingfisher breeds by rivers and streams in dense lowland forests. The unlined nest is in a horizontal tunnel made in a river bank, and the female lays three to five white eggs. Green-and-rufous kingfishers are often seen perched on a branch above water before plunging in head first after their fish or crab prey.
Distribution Area
Besides the Amazon Basin and the Guianas, also Colombia with most of Venezuela, (the Orinoco River basin), a disjunct range of the green-and-rufous kingfisher occurs on the southeast Brazil coast. A 200 km (120 mi) wide coastal range extends from central Bahia in the north to Santa Catarina, about 2,200 km (1,400 mi); a localized coastal population occurs north of Bahia in Pernambuco. The population in Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama is also disjunct being west of the Andes cordillera; it is contiguous with a coastal population from central coastal Colombia south to central coastal Ecuador.
Scientific Classification
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