Ringed Kingfisher drying wings, Sani Lodge, Ecuador

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Thibaud Aronson

Lion

Hi Ferdy, I'm pretty sure that's a Ringed Kingfisher. Looking at the rump, you can just get a sense that it's more bluish rather than green, but mostly, in the Amazon Kingfisher, a female would show no rufous at all (so we can rule that out easily), but even a male would only have a rufous breast, with a white belly (as in the reference photo on the JD species profile). Meanwhile, both sexes of the Ringed Kingfisher are mostly rufous below, and show the barred vent that we can see on your bird. Posted 10 months ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Ugh, sloppy! Thanks so much for the correction. It has me a bit worried if more are misidentified:
  https://www.jungledragon.com/specie/192/photos
  
  Do you think the rest is OK? Posted 10 months ago
2. 1. Thibaud Aronson
    
    Lion
    
    Yup, looks good! Posted 10 months ago
  2. 1. Ferdy Christant
      
      Lion
      
      Phew, thanks so much! Posted 10 months ago

The Ringed Kingfisher

The Ringed Kingfisher is a large, conspicuous and noisy kingfisher, commonly found along the lower Rio Grande River valley in southeasternmost Texas in the United States through Central America to Tierra del Fuego in South America.

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Similar species: Kingfisher, Bee-eater, Rollers

Species identified by Ferdy Christant