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[[Image:Green_Kingfisher.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|glendak2|glendak2}} <br />[[Sabal Palm Audubon Center|Sabal Palm Grove Sanctuary]], Brownsville, Texas, USA, November 2003]] | [[Image:Green_Kingfisher.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|glendak2|glendak2}} <br />[[Sabal Palm Audubon Center|Sabal Palm Grove Sanctuary]], Brownsville, Texas, USA, November 2003]] | ||
| − | + | Green Kingfishers are small (approximately 19 to 20 cm [7.5 to 8 inches]), dark glossy green with white underparts, white collar, green spotting on breast and sides, and white markings on the wings and tail. Male has broad chestnut-colored breast band. Female has one or two green spotted breast bands. Typical kingfisher shape, with short tail and long, strong bill. | |
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Southern [[Texas]] to northern [[Argentina]] and northern [[Chile]] | Southern [[Texas]] to northern [[Argentina]] and northern [[Chile]] | ||
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- Chloroceryle americana
Green Kingfishers are small (approximately 19 to 20 cm [7.5 to 8 inches]), dark glossy green with white underparts, white collar, green spotting on breast and sides, and white markings on the wings and tail. Male has broad chestnut-colored breast band. Female has one or two green spotted breast bands. Typical kingfisher shape, with short tail and long, strong bill.
Distribution
Southern Texas to northern Argentina and northern Chile
Taxonomy
Polytypic. Consists of five subspecies.
Habitat
Riparian woodlands; shade trees on the banks of rivers and resacas, preferring sheltered pools
