American Pygmy Kingfisher
Chloroceryle aenea
Least ConcernAves · Coraciiformes · Alcedinidae
About
The American pygmy kingfisher is a species of "water kingfisher" in subfamily Cerylinae of family Alcedinidae. It is found in the American tropics from southern Mexico south through Central America into every mainland South American country except Chile and Uruguay. It also occurs on Trinidad.
Fun Fact
The first formal description of the American pygmy kingfisher was by the German zoologist Peter Simon Pallas in 1764 under the binomial name Alcedo aenea.
Quick Facts
Habitat
To be updated
Diet
Diet includes small fish such as those of families Characidae and Cyprinodontidae, tadpoles and frogs, and large insects such as damselflies.
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Human Disturbance