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Chloroceryle americana
Photo by glendak2
Sabal Palm Grove Sanctuary, Brownsville, Texas, USA, November 2003

Identification

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

Behaviour

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