Megaceryle torquata (Linnaeus, 1766)

Fernandez, Juan Manuel, Thomann, Luz, Fandiño, Blas, Cajade, Rodrigo & Hernando, Alejandra, 2021, An annotated checklist of birds of Paraje Tres Cerros, Corrientes province, Argentina, Check List 17 (2), pp. 415-443 : 430

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.15560/17.2.415

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/9278B873-FFF1-FFB4-DE11-2209FB261100

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scientific name

Megaceryle torquata (Linnaeus, 1766)
status

 

Megaceryle torquata (Linnaeus, 1766) View in CoL

Figure 6G

Observations. ARGENTINA • 1♀; Corrientes, La Cruz, Paraje Tres Cerros; 29°07′29′′S, 056°52′54′′W. We re- corded a female perching in March 2016 near wetlands GoogleMaps .

Identification. Large kingfisher. The other two kingfish- ers in the area have bronzy green upperparts. Female has a bluish gray band on upper breast with narrow withish band separating this from rufous belly.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Aves

Order

Coraciiformes

Family

Alcedinidae

Genus

Megaceryle

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