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Megaceryle torquata
It is 40–41 cm long kingfisher, with deep blue or bluish-gray plumage with white markings, a shaggy crest and a broad white collar around the neck. Its most distinguishing characteristic is the entire rufous belly, which also covers the entire breast of the male. Females are more colorful than the male (i.e., reverse sexual dimorphism) and have a bluish-gray breast and a narrow white stripe separating the breast from the belly. These birds nest in a horizontal tunnel made in a river bank or sand bank.
Caño Negro, Costa Rica.
Spotted on Apr 12, 2014
Submitted on Jun 1, 2014
4 Comments
Thanks, Jopy! ;-)
Thank you, Fyn, too! :-)
Thank you Caleb! I was very happy to be able to make a decent few pics of this king fisher! I saw more that day but far and crappy pics ..I may post them just for the species account on the area :-)
wonderful series marta!