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The American pygmy kingfisher (Chloroceryle aenea), is a species of resident breeding water kingfisher which occurs in the American tropics from southern Mexico south through Central America to western Ecuador, and then around the northern Andes cordillera in the east to central Bolivia and central Brazil. The species occupies the entire Amazon basin and the Tocantins River drainage adjacent in Pará state Brazil. It also occurs on Trinidad.

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rdfs:label	American Pygmy Kingfisher
rdfs:comment	The American pygmy kingfisher (Chloroceryle aenea), is a species of resident breeding water kingfisher which occurs in the American tropics from southern Mexico south through Central America to western Ecuador, and then around the northern Andes cordillera in the east to central Bolivia and central Brazil. The species occupies the entire Amazon basin and the Tocantins River drainage adjacent in Pará state Brazil. It also occurs on Trinidad.
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dcterms:subject	Birds of Ecuador Least Concern Species Birds of Bolivia Birds of Peru Alcedinidae Animalia Chordata Coraciiformes Birds of Colombia Birds of Argentina Aves Alcedines Birds of the Andes Birds of South America Birds of Mexico Birds of Costa Rica Birds of Trinidad and Tobago Birds of Venezuela Birds of the Guianas Birds of Brazil Birds of Paraguay Cerylinae Chloroceryle Animals Described in 1764
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Status	Least Concern
Name	American Pygmy Kingfisher
Caption	Male
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Species	Chloroceryle aenea
Genus	Chloroceryle
Class	Aves
Family	Cerylinae Alcedinidae
Order	Coraciiformes
Phylum	Chordata
Location	American tropics from southern Mexico south through Central America to western Ecuador, and then around the northern Andes cordillera in the east to central Bolivia and central Brazil.
abstract	The American pygmy kingfisher (Chloroceryle aenea), is a species of resident breeding water kingfisher which occurs in the American tropics from southern Mexico south through Central America to western Ecuador, and then around the northern Andes cordillera in the east to central Bolivia and central Brazil. The species occupies the entire Amazon basin and the Tocantins River drainage adjacent in Pará state Brazil. It also occurs on Trinidad. This tiny kingfisher occurs in dense forests and mangroves along small streams or rivers with heavily vegetated banks. The unlined nest is in a horizontal tunnel up to 40 cm long made in a river bank, earth heap, or occasionally an arboreal termite nest. The female lays three, sometimes four, white eggs. The American pygmy kingfisher is 13 cm long and weighs 18g. It has the typical kingfisher shape, with a short tail and long bill. It is oily green above, with a yellow-orange collar around the neck, rufous underparts and a white belly. The female has a narrow green breast band. Young birds resemble the adults, but have paler rufous underparts, no breast band, and speckled wings and flanks. It gives a weak tik or stony cht cht call. There are two recognised subspecies of American pygmy kingfisher. The nominate southern Chloroceryle aenea aenea has two lines of white spots on the wings, and northern Chloroceryle aenea stictoptera has three or four lines of spots and a concealed white patch of feathers on the undertail. The two forms intergrade in central Costa Rica. American pygmy kingfishers perch quietly on a low branch close to water before plunging in head first after small fish or tadpoles. They will also hawk for insects. They are quite tame, but easily overlooked as they sit silently amongst riverside branches.
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