Chloroceryle americana (Gmelin, 1788)

Fischer, Wagner, Faria de Godoi, Raquel & Conceição Paranhos Filho, Antonio, 2018, Roadkill records of reptiles and birds in Cerrado and Pantanal landscapes, Check List 14 (5), pp. 845-876 : 872

Chloroceryle americana (Gmelin, 1788)

Record. Table 3.

The road-killed Green Kingfisher individual was a female and presented a brood patch on the underside ( Fig. 14). It was identified by size (Wc = 14.0), short tail, long bill, and coloration. The upperparts were oily green above with white markings on the wings and tail; there was a white collar around the neck; the white underparts had 2 green chest bands, with the lower band linking to the green spots along the sides of the belly.