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Species
Least ConcernAmazon kingfisher
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCoraciiformes
- FamilyAlcedinidae
Habitatbrackish, freshwater
Viven cerca de ríos y quebradas de curso lento y también en canales dentro de los manglares, esteros y orillas de las lagunas. Se encuentra ausente en los ríos y quebradas ubicadas dentro de los bosques.
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Encyclopedic overview
The Amazon kingfisher (Chloroceryle amazona) is a species of "water kingfisher" in subfamily Cerylinae of family Alcedinidae. It is found in the lowlands of the American tropics from southern Mexico south through Central America to northern Argentina.
Taxonomy and systematics
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Amazon Kingfisher” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.