Green Kingfisher

Description:

The Green Kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana) is a resident breeding bird which occurs from southern Texas in the USA south through Central and South America to central Argentina. The Green Kingfisher is 19 centimetres (7.5 in) long and weighs 27 grams (0.95 oz). It has the typical kingfisher shape, with a short tail and long bill. It is oily green above, with white markings on the wings and tail, and a white collar around the neck. Males have white underparts apart from a broad chestnut breast band and some green spotting on the flanks.

Habitat:

This small kingfisher breeds by streams in forests or mangroves. The nest is in a horizontal tunnel up to a metre long made in a river bank.

Notes:

Taken from quite far off from a boat on the Sarapiqui River. possibly female