American Pygmy Kingfisher (Chloroceryle aenea) by Twan Leenders
I had to post another photo of an American Pygmy Kingfisher (Chloroceryle aenea) by Twan in Meet Your Neighbours style because it’s stupendous. If you have not seen it check out this video of Sean discussing the species while in Costa Rica as he and his team take data on birds during banding. You’ll be able to see that it is actually the size of a warbler! That’s quite different from our Belted Kingfisher, huh?
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RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser discusses an American Pygmy Kingfisher (Chloroceryle aenea) and compares it with the Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) in Costa Rica’s Curu Wildlife Reserve. He talks about banding, molts and the tropical research on such resident species like the American Pygmy Kingfisher with their relatively unknown biology. Video by RTPI President Twan Leenders in December 2013.
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The American Pygmy Kingfisher has a range that reaches from Mexico throughout Central America and into much of South America. In the U.S. we’re most familiar with the abundant and widespread Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon). While they resemble one another in build and foraging technique all the way to nesting habitat the American Pygmy Kingfisher is much smaller and weighs several times less than the Belted Kingfisher. This is another great Meet Your Neighbours shot by Twan taken recently in Costa Rica.
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