kingfishers.comAmazonian Kingfishers
These two birdies were one of many spotted on my trip to the Amazon... but because I was nearly always on a moving boat when they were seen - and they sit on narrow perches where it's tough to focus - I was unable to get even one decent pic of any of them. Even getting some film was a struggle. Anyway, the Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata) was a large and easy bird to learn with the smaller Green Kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana) being a bit of a toughie when compared to the larger, but similarly coloured and patterned, Amazon Kingfisher (Chloroceryle amazona). If someone thinks the Green I have labelled is in fact the Amazon, please tell me! I'm pretty sure it's a female either way.
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