American Pygmy Kingfisher
Chloroceryle aenea
(L 5.1" Wt 0.6 oz)
Tarcol Lodge
04Jan2008
Tiny kingfisher...dives head first
into water for tiny fish and tadpoles.
into water for tiny fish and tadpoles.
© Bret
Whitney
Whitney
Macaulay
Library
Library
Chloroceryle is Greek for
green kingfisher; aenea in
Latin means of a bronze color.
Latin means of a bronze color.
© Wikipedia
The kingfisher family includes
more than 300 species, but only
six species are found in North
America.
more than 300 species, but only
six species are found in North
America.
(David Allen Sibley)