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American Pygmy Kingfisher
Chloroceryle aenea
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About the American Pygmy Kingfisher
The American pygmy kingfisher (Chloroceryle aenea) 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.
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Classification
- Scientific name
- Chloroceryle aenea
- Family
- Kingfishers
- Order
- Coraciiformes
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