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Amazon Kingfisher

Chloroceryle amazona

The Amazon Kingfisher is a colorful bird that loves to fish! With its bright green and blue feathers, it can be found near rivers and lakes, where it dives to catch its meals.

Hábitat: Wetlands

Aspecto

The Amazon Kingfisher has a striking iridescent green back and cap, contrasting with a clean white belly. Males boast a broad rufous-chestnut band across their breast, while females have a white breast band with green flecking. Its long, dagger-like black bill is perfectly suited for fishing.

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Amazon Kingfisher

Categoría

Aves

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Snaps

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Datos interesantes

Both parents feed chicks up to 100 times daily, working hard to raise their young!

Kingfisher feathers shimmer green or blue, changing color as light hits them!

Kingfishers dig tunnels up to 3 feet long in riverbanks to build their cozy nests!

Their super-fast wings beat so quickly they look like a blur when they fly!

Habilidades especiales

Amazon Kingfisher has special eyes that can focus perfectly in both air and water, helping them spot fish clearly.

Amazon Kingfisher can dive into water headfirst with incredible precision, creating barely a ripple to catch its prey.

Amazon Kingfisher can hover mid-air, flapping its wings rapidly, to get the perfect angle before plunging for a fish.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 29-30 cm
Envergadura: 40-45 cm
Peso: 0.08-0.12 kg
Esperanza de vida: 5-7 años
Top Speed: 45 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta: 3-4
Incubación: 20-22 días

Dieta y alimentación

Mainly eats small fish, but also aquatic insects and tiny crustaceans caught with a speedy dive.

Alimentos principales

Small fish
Aquatic insects
Crustaceans
Tadpoles

Método de búsqueda

Ambush

Conexiones ecológicas

eaten by

Guppy

Poecilia reticulata

Small fish are a primary food source.

eaten by

Bronze Corydoras

Corydoras aeneus

Kingfishers dive for these small, bottom-dwelling fish.

eaten by

Boa Constrictor

Boa constrictor

Snakes may prey on eggs, chicks, or even adult birds.

eaten by

Ornate Hawk-Eagle

Spizaetus ornatus

Large raptors can occasionally prey on adult kingfishers.

Rasgos

Con plumas

Describe a los animales, principalmente aves, que poseen una cubierta de plumas.

Solitario

Los animales solitarios viven solos durante la mayor parte de su vida y solo interactúan con otros para aparearse o cuidar de sus crías.

Aéreo

Las criaturas aéreas pasan una parte importante de su vida en el aire, utilizando el vuelo para diversas actividades como la caza, la migración o la anidación.

Colorido

Colorido describe a organismos u objetos que exhiben una amplia variedad de colores brillantes y distintivos.

Piscívoro

Los organismos piscívoros son animales que subsisten principalmente de una dieta a base de peces.

Humedal

Este rasgo de hábitat identifica especies que se encuentran en humedales, que son áreas de tierra saturadas de agua, ya sea permanente o estacionalmente, e incluyen marismas, pantanos y ciénagas.