English name ³

Ringed Kingfisher

General information ³

Common
Lives by lakes, rivers, bays, canals and fjords throughout south and central America
Not the same species as the one encountered in North America
A mating ritual involves the male ringed kingfisher offering fish to the female before copulation
Catch their prey (fishes) by diving from a perch, can perch for several hours on trees while watching for prey in the freshwater

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Leyo, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Megaceryle_torquata_Pantanal_male.jpg
2. John Gerrard Keulemans , no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Megaceryle_torquata_Keulemans.jpg
3. (c) Alice Roy-Bolduc, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

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