Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
American Pygmy-kingfisher (Chloroceryle aenea) - HBW 6, p. 242
French: Martin-pêcheur nain
German: Erzfischer
Spanish: Martín Pescador Enano
Other common names: Pygmy/Least Green Kingfisher
Taxonomy: Alcedo aenea Pallas, 1764, Surinam.
Closely related to C. inda. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- stictoptera (Ridgway, 1884) - S Mexico (Puebla, Veracruz, Yucatán) to N & C Costa Rica.
- aenea (Pallas, 1764) - C Costa Rica to N Colombia, S on W of Andes to W Ecuador, and on E of Andes E to Venezuela, the Guianas and Trinidad and S to E Ecuador, E Peru, N Bolivia, Paraguay, N Argentina (Misiones) and SC Brazil.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A female perched on a thin branch over a pond, waiting to fish. Locality Curicaca Wildlife Refuge, Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (ssp aenea)
Alex García · Videoaves 9 July 2008 3 years ago 44 sec 5 -
A close ventral view of a calling female, while a male calls nearby. Locality Weg naar Zee, Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname (ssp aenea)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 26 March 2011 26 weeks ago 44 sec 4.5 -
A close-up of a calling female on a twig. Locality Weg naar Zee, Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname (ssp aenea)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 26 March 2011 26 weeks ago 36 sec 4.4 -
A close-up of a male Locality Chilamate, Sarapiquí, Heredia Province, Costa Rica
Max Roth 28 February 2001 6 years ago 27 sec 4.3 -
A female on a branch, with a fish in the bill Locality Río Grande, Delta Amacuro, Venezuela (ssp aenea)
DAVID ASCANIO 31 May 2003 4 years ago 29 sec 4.1 -
A close view of a calling female, while a male calls nearby. Locality Weg naar Zee, Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname (ssp aenea)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 26 March 2011 26 weeks ago 34 sec 4
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Adult - Perched
Locality Mana, French Guiana
Patrick Ingremeau 22 December 2008 1 year ago 4.4 -
Adult male responding to a call.
Locality Caroni Bird Sanctuary, Caroni Swamp, Caroni, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
fayardmohammed 14 January 2012 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4.3 -
Male. Perched on a branch over an "aguada"
Locality Celestún, Yucatán State, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico (Southern)
rchavezdm 23 June 2011 30 weeks ago 4.2 -
adult female scanning for fish
Locality Cat's Hill, Moruga, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
nigel lallsingh 15 May 2009 32 weeks ago 3.8 -
Half-bird
Locality Carara National Park, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica
Guy Poisson 28 December 2008 1 year ago 3.4 -
a male looking for fish
Locality Cosigüina, Chinandega Department, Nicaragua
Orlando Jarquín G. 7 August 2011 24 weeks ago 3
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