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KINGFISHERS - ALCEDINIDAE
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| Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata torquata Transpantanal Highway, Mato Grosso state, Brazil. Male. Perched on a "no fishing" sign! (D2) |
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| Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona Near São Jose dos Pinhais, Paraná state, Brazil. Male. (D4) |
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| Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona Transpantanal Highway, Mato Grosso state, Brazil. Female. (D2) |
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| Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona La Y, Apure state, Venezuela. Female. (D3) |
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| Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana septentrionalis Tárcoles, Puntarenas province, Costa Rica. Female. (S5) |
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| Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana septentrionalis Tárcoles, Puntarenas province, Costa Rica. Female. (S5) |
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| Green-and-rufous Kingfisher Chloroceryle inda Fazenda Santa Tereza (Pantanal Wildlife Center), Mato Grosso, Brazil. Male. (S6) |
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| American Pygmy Kingfisher Chloroceryle aenea (subspecies?) Tárcoles, Puntarenas province, Costa Rica. Male, lacking a breast band. (S5) |
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| American Pygmy Kingfisher Chloroceryle aenea aenea Fazenda Santa Tereza (Pantanal Wildlife Center), Mato Grosso, Brazil. Female. (S6) |
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