American Pygmy Kingfisher

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'''Scientific Name:''' Chloroceryle aenea

'''Scientific Name:''' Chloroceryle aenea

'''Habitat:''' Central and South America, southern Mexico south through Central America to western Ecuador, and then around the northern Andes cordillera in the east to central Bolivia and central Brazil. The species occupies the entire Amazon Basin and the Tocantins River drainage adjacent in Pará state Brazil. It also occurs on Trinidad. Found in dense forests and mangroves along small streams or rivers with heavily vegetated banks

'''Habitat:''' Central and South America, southern Mexico south through Central America to western Ecuador, and then around the northern Andes cordillera in the east to central Bolivia and central Brazil. The species occupies the entire Amazon Basin and the Tocantins River drainage adjacent in Pará state Brazil. It also occurs on Trinidad. Found in dense forests and mangroves along small streams or rivers with heavily vegetated banks

'''Diet:''' Tadpoles, small fish and some insects.  

'''Diet:''' Tadpoles, small fish and some insects.  

'''Cool Facts:''' It’s the smallest of the kingfishers and only weighs 18g. Pygmy Kingfishers perch quietly on low branches near the edge of stream banks, patiently waiting for a small fish or tadpole to come by.

'''Cool Facts:''' It’s the smallest of the kingfishers and only weighs 18g. Pygmy Kingfishers perch quietly on low branches near the edge of stream banks, patiently waiting for a small fish or tadpole to come by.