That's T. s. colcloughi.
Any photo from New Zealand galleries is vagans
The Zoochat Photographic Guide To The Coraciiformes
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Actenoides
Moustached Kingfisher (Actenoides bougainvillei)
Endemic to Bougainville and Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands.
Two subspecies are currently recognised, as follows:
A. b. bougainvillei - endemic to Bougainville.
A. b. excelsus - endemic to Guadalcanal.
No photographs of this taxon currently exist in the Zoochat gallery.
Rufous-collared Kingfisher (Actenoides concretus)
The range of this species extends from southern Myanmar and Peninsular Thailand in the north, throughout the Malay Peninsula into Sumatra and associated offshore islands, and east into Borneo.
Three subspecies are currently recognised, as follows:
A. c. concretus - found from southern Peninsular Thailand south into Sumatra and associated offshore islands.
A. c. peristephes - found throughout northern Peninsular Thailand and adjacent regions of southern Myanmar.
A. c. borneanus - endemic to Borneo.
Photograph of a wild individual (A. c. concretus) taken in Gunung Leuser National Park, Sumatra by @FunkyGibbon :
Spotted Kingfisher (Actenoides lindsayi)
Found throughout northern and central Philippines.
Two subspecies are currently recognised, as follows:
A. l. lindsayi - endemic to Luzon, Marinduque and Catanduanes.
A. l. moseleyi - endemic to Panay and Negros.
No photographs of this taxon currently exist in the Zoochat gallery.
Blue-capped Kingfisher (Actenoides hombroni)
Endemic to Mindanao in the southeast Philippines.
Monotypic; no photographs of this taxon currently exist in the Zoochat gallery.
Green-backed Kingfisher (Actenoides monachus)
Endemic to Sulawesi and associated offshore islets.
Two subspecies are currently recognised, as follows:
A. m. monachus - found throughout northern and central Sulawesi.
A. m. capucinus - found throughout southern and eastern Sulawesi.
No photographs of this taxon currently exist in the Zoochat gallery.
Scaly-breasted Kingfisher (Actenoides princeps)
Endemic to Sulawesi.
Three subspecies are currently recognised, as follows:
A. p. princeps - found throughout northeast Sulawesi.
A. p. erythrorhamphus - found throughout northwest, central and southwest Sulawesi.
A. p. regalis - found throughout southeast Sulawesi.
No photographs of this taxon currently exist in the Zoochat gallery.
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Moustached Kingfisher (Actenoides bougainvillei)
Endemic to Bougainville and Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands.
Two subspecies are currently recognised, as follows:
A. b. bougainvillei - endemic to Bougainville.
A. b. excelsus - endemic to Guadalcanal.
No photographs of this taxon currently exist in the Zoochat gallery.
Rufous-collared Kingfisher (Actenoides concretus)
The range of this species extends from southern Myanmar and Peninsular Thailand in the north, throughout the Malay Peninsula into Sumatra and associated offshore islands, and east into Borneo.
Three subspecies are currently recognised, as follows:
A. c. concretus - found from southern Peninsular Thailand south into Sumatra and associated offshore islands.
A. c. peristephes - found throughout northern Peninsular Thailand and adjacent regions of southern Myanmar.
A. c. borneanus - endemic to Borneo.
Photograph of a wild individual (A. c. concretus) taken in Gunung Leuser National Park, Sumatra by @FunkyGibbon :
Spotted Kingfisher (Actenoides lindsayi)
Found throughout northern and central Philippines.
Two subspecies are currently recognised, as follows:
A. l. lindsayi - endemic to Luzon, Marinduque and Catanduanes.
A. l. moseleyi - endemic to Panay and Negros.
No photographs of this taxon currently exist in the Zoochat gallery.
Blue-capped Kingfisher (Actenoides hombroni)
Endemic to Mindanao in the southeast Philippines.
Monotypic; no photographs of this taxon currently exist in the Zoochat gallery.
Green-backed Kingfisher (Actenoides monachus)
Endemic to Sulawesi and associated offshore islets.
Two subspecies are currently recognised, as follows:
A. m. monachus - found throughout northern and central Sulawesi.
A. m. capucinus - found throughout southern and eastern Sulawesi.
No photographs of this taxon currently exist in the Zoochat gallery.
Scaly-breasted Kingfisher (Actenoides princeps)
Endemic to Sulawesi.
Three subspecies are currently recognised, as follows:
A. p. princeps - found throughout northeast Sulawesi.
A. p. erythrorhamphus - found throughout northwest, central and southwest Sulawesi.
A. p. regalis - found throughout southeast Sulawesi.
No photographs of this taxon currently exist in the Zoochat gallery.
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Oh, missed this - Lifou is New Caledonia not the Solomons.
Excellent - although I thought it probable, I hadn't wanted to assume!
Added one taken by yourself
There's so many Old World kingfishers compared to New World ones.
I think there are only six species in the whole of the Americas? That's pretty poor.
And I've seen 5 of them in the wild. The last one, Green-and-Rufous Kingfisher is notoriously difficult despite being relatively wide (though extremely spotty) range.
We do have what's probably the cutest kingfisher here in the Americas though, the American Pygmy Kingfisher.
Syma
Yellow-billed Kingfisher (Syma torotoro)
Found throughout the lowlands of New Guinea and surrounding islands, and south into the Cape York Peninsula of northeast Australia.
Three subspecies are currently recognised, as follows:
S. t. torotoro - found throughout the West Papuan Islands, Aru Islands and New Guinea.
S. t. flavirostris - found throughout the Cape York Peninsula of northeast Australia, as far south as Weipa and Massy Creek.
S. t. ochracea - endemic to the D’Entrecasteaux Islands.
No photographs representing living individuals of this taxon currently exist in the Zoochat gallery.
Mountain Kingfisher (Syma megarhyncha)
Found throughout the highlands of New Guinea.
Three subspecies are currently recognised, as follows:
S. m. wellsi - found throughout the Snow Mountains and Weyland Mountains of western New Guinea.
S. m. sellamontis - found throughout the mountains of the Huon Peninsula in northeast New Guinea.
S. m. megarhyncha - found throughout the mountains of central and southeast New Guinea, from the Central Highlands to the Owen Stanley Range.
No photographs of this taxon currently exist in the Zoochat gallery.
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Yellow-billed Kingfisher (Syma torotoro)
Found throughout the lowlands of New Guinea and surrounding islands, and south into the Cape York Peninsula of northeast Australia.
Three subspecies are currently recognised, as follows:
S. t. torotoro - found throughout the West Papuan Islands, Aru Islands and New Guinea.
S. t. flavirostris - found throughout the Cape York Peninsula of northeast Australia, as far south as Weipa and Massy Creek.
S. t. ochracea - endemic to the D’Entrecasteaux Islands.
No photographs representing living individuals of this taxon currently exist in the Zoochat gallery.
Mountain Kingfisher (Syma megarhyncha)
Found throughout the highlands of New Guinea.
Three subspecies are currently recognised, as follows:
S. m. wellsi - found throughout the Snow Mountains and Weyland Mountains of western New Guinea.
S. m. sellamontis - found throughout the mountains of the Huon Peninsula in northeast New Guinea.
S. m. megarhyncha - found throughout the mountains of central and southeast New Guinea, from the Central Highlands to the Owen Stanley Range.
No photographs of this taxon currently exist in the Zoochat gallery.
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Tanysiptera
Little Paradise-Kingfisher (Tanysiptera hydrocharis)
Found throughout the Aru Islands, and from here into the south-central lowlands of New Guinea.
Monotypic; no photographs of this taxon currently exist in the Zoochat gallery.
Common Paradise-Kingfisher (Tanysiptera galatea)
Found throughout the Moluccas, and from here into the West Papuan Islands, New Guinea and surrounding offshore islands.
Fifteen subspecies are currently recognised, as follows:
T. g. doris - endemic to Morotai in the northern Moluccas.
T. g. emiliae - endemic to Rau Island in the northern Moluccas.
T. g. browningi - endemic to Halmahera in the northern Moluccas.
T. g. brunhildae - endemic to Doi Island in the northern Moluccas.
T. g. sabrina - endemic to Kayoa Island in the northern Moluccas.
T. g. margarethae - endemic to Bacan in the northern Moluccas.
T. g. obiensis - found throughout Obi Latu, Bisa and Obi in the central Moluccas.
T. g. acis - endemic to Buru in the southern Moluccas.
T. g. boanensis - endemic to Boano Island in the southern Moluccas.
T. g. nais - found throughout Manipa, Ambon, Seram, Manawoka and Gorong in the southern Moluccas.
T. g. galatea - found from the West Papuan Islands throughout western New Guinea as far east as Geelvink Bay and Triton Bay.
T. g. meyeri - found throughout the northern lowlands of New Guinea.
T. g. minor - found throughout the southern lowlands of New Guinea.
T. g. vulcani - endemic to Manam Island, off the northeast coast of New Guinea.
T. g. rosseliana - endemic to Rossel Island, in the Louisiade Archipelago.
No photographs of this taxon currently exist in the Zoochat gallery.
Kofiau Paradise-Kingfisher (Tanysiptera ellioti)
Endemic to Kofiau in the West Papuan Islands.
Monotypic; no photographs of this taxon currently exist in the Zoochat gallery.
Biak Paradise-Kingfisher (Tanysiptera riedelii)
Endemic to Biak and Supiori Islands, off the northwest coast of New Guinea in Geelvink Bay.
Monotypic; no photographs of this taxon currently exist in the Zoochat gallery.
Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher (Tanysiptera carolinae)
Endemic to Numfor Island, off the northwest coast of New Guinea in Geelvink Bay.
Monotypic; no photographs of this taxon currently exist in the Zoochat gallery.
Red-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher (Tanysiptera nympha)
The range of this species represents a pair of disjunct populations in New Guinea; throughout the Vogelkop Peninsula in the west; and along the northeastern coastline from the Adelbert Mountains to the Huon Peninsula.
Monotypic; no photographs of this taxon currently exist in the Zoochat gallery.
Brown-headed Paradise-Kingfisher (Tanysiptera danae)
The range of this species is restricted to the extreme southeast of New Guinea.
Monotypic; no photographs of this taxon currently exist in the Zoochat gallery.
Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher (Tanysiptera sylvia)
The range of this species represents a pair of disjunct populations; a resident population on the southeastern coastline of New Guinea; and a breeding population extending in a fragmented distribution throughout the Cape York Peninsula and the northeastern coastline of Queensland in Australia, migrating north into the southern and northern lowlands of New Guinea.
Two subspecies are currently recognised, as follows:
T. s. salvadoriana - resident population, as above.
T. s. sylvia - migratory population, as above.
Photograph of a wild individual (T. s. sylvia) taken at Julatten, Australia by @Hix :
Black-capped Paradise-Kingfisher (Tanysiptera nigriceps)
Endemic to New Britain and adjacent offshore islands in the Bismarck Archipelago.
Two subspecies are currently recognised, as follows:
T. n. leucura - endemic to Umboi Island, off the southwest coast of New Britain.
T. n. nigriceps - endemic to New Britain and the adjacent Duke of York Islands.
No photographs of this taxon currently exist in the Zoochat gallery.
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Little Paradise-Kingfisher (Tanysiptera hydrocharis)
Found throughout the Aru Islands, and from here into the south-central lowlands of New Guinea.
Monotypic; no photographs of this taxon currently exist in the Zoochat gallery.
Common Paradise-Kingfisher (Tanysiptera galatea)
Found throughout the Moluccas, and from here into the West Papuan Islands, New Guinea and surrounding offshore islands.
Fifteen subspecies are currently recognised, as follows:
T. g. doris - endemic to Morotai in the northern Moluccas.
T. g. emiliae - endemic to Rau Island in the northern Moluccas.
T. g. browningi - endemic to Halmahera in the northern Moluccas.
T. g. brunhildae - endemic to Doi Island in the northern Moluccas.
T. g. sabrina - endemic to Kayoa Island in the northern Moluccas.
T. g. margarethae - endemic to Bacan in the northern Moluccas.
T. g. obiensis - found throughout Obi Latu, Bisa and Obi in the central Moluccas.
T. g. acis - endemic to Buru in the southern Moluccas.
T. g. boanensis - endemic to Boano Island in the southern Moluccas.
T. g. nais - found throughout Manipa, Ambon, Seram, Manawoka and Gorong in the southern Moluccas.
T. g. galatea - found from the West Papuan Islands throughout western New Guinea as far east as Geelvink Bay and Triton Bay.
T. g. meyeri - found throughout the northern lowlands of New Guinea.
T. g. minor - found throughout the southern lowlands of New Guinea.
T. g. vulcani - endemic to Manam Island, off the northeast coast of New Guinea.
T. g. rosseliana - endemic to Rossel Island, in the Louisiade Archipelago.
No photographs of this taxon currently exist in the Zoochat gallery.
Kofiau Paradise-Kingfisher (Tanysiptera ellioti)
Endemic to Kofiau in the West Papuan Islands.
Monotypic; no photographs of this taxon currently exist in the Zoochat gallery.
Biak Paradise-Kingfisher (Tanysiptera riedelii)
Endemic to Biak and Supiori Islands, off the northwest coast of New Guinea in Geelvink Bay.
Monotypic; no photographs of this taxon currently exist in the Zoochat gallery.
Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher (Tanysiptera carolinae)
Endemic to Numfor Island, off the northwest coast of New Guinea in Geelvink Bay.
Monotypic; no photographs of this taxon currently exist in the Zoochat gallery.
Red-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher (Tanysiptera nympha)
The range of this species represents a pair of disjunct populations in New Guinea; throughout the Vogelkop Peninsula in the west; and along the northeastern coastline from the Adelbert Mountains to the Huon Peninsula.
Monotypic; no photographs of this taxon currently exist in the Zoochat gallery.
Brown-headed Paradise-Kingfisher (Tanysiptera danae)
The range of this species is restricted to the extreme southeast of New Guinea.
Monotypic; no photographs of this taxon currently exist in the Zoochat gallery.
Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher (Tanysiptera sylvia)
The range of this species represents a pair of disjunct populations; a resident population on the southeastern coastline of New Guinea; and a breeding population extending in a fragmented distribution throughout the Cape York Peninsula and the northeastern coastline of Queensland in Australia, migrating north into the southern and northern lowlands of New Guinea.
Two subspecies are currently recognised, as follows:
T. s. salvadoriana - resident population, as above.
T. s. sylvia - migratory population, as above.
Photograph of a wild individual (T. s. sylvia) taken at Julatten, Australia by @Hix :
Black-capped Paradise-Kingfisher (Tanysiptera nigriceps)
Endemic to New Britain and adjacent offshore islands in the Bismarck Archipelago.
Two subspecies are currently recognised, as follows:
T. n. leucura - endemic to Umboi Island, off the southwest coast of New Britain.
T. n. nigriceps - endemic to New Britain and the adjacent Duke of York Islands.
No photographs of this taxon currently exist in the Zoochat gallery.
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Megaceryle
Giant Kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima)
The range of this species extends throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal in the west to southeast Sudan and western Ethiopia in the east, and from here south to the Western Cape; largely absent from the arid areas of the Horn of Africa and much of Namibia, Botswana and western South Africa.
Two subspecies are currently recognised, as follows:
M. m. maxima - found throughout much of the species range, barring the below.
M. m. gigantea - found throughout the forests of West Africa and the Congo Basin, from Liberia in the west to western Tanzania in the east, and south to northern Angola and Bioko Island.
Photograph of a wild individual (possibly M. m. maxima) taken at Lake Naivasha, Kenya by @LaughingDove :
Photograph of a wild individual (possibly M. m. gigantea) taken at Lake Mburo, Uganda by @Hix :
Crested Kingfisher (Megaceryle lugubris)
The range of this species extends throughout much of the southern foothills of the Himalayas, from northeast Afghanistan in the west to northeast India, Bhutan and northern Myanmar in the east, and from here throughout southern, central and northeastern China, northern Indochina and Japan.
Four subspecies are currently recognised, as follows:
M. l. continentalis - found throughout the western and central Himalayan portion of the species range, as far east as western Bhutan.
M. l. guttulata - found throughout the remainder of the species range on the south-east Asian mainland.
M. l. pallida - endemic to Hokkaido in northern Japan, and possibly also the southern Kuril Islands.
M. l. lugubris - found throughout central and southern Japan.
Photograph of a captive individual (M. l. lugubris) taken at Inokashira Park Zoo in Japan by @devilfish :
Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata)
The range of this species extends from the extreme south of the USA and adjacent areas of northwest Mexico, throughout Central and South America; absent from the Andes and much of the western coastline of South America, occurring only from northwestern Colombia in the north to west-central Peru in the south, and from southern Chile into Tierra del Fuego. Also occurs within the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean.
Three subspecies are currently recognised, as follows:
M. t. torquata - occurs throughout the species range, except as below.
M. t. stictipennis - found throughout Guadeloupe, Dominica and Martinique in the north-central Lesser Antilles.
M. t. stellata - found throughout southern Chile and adjacent areas of central and southern Argentina, south to Tierra del Fuego.
Photograph of a wild female (M. t. torquata) taken at an unstated location in Brazil by @Therabu :
Photograph of a wild male (M. t. torquata) taken at Tortuguero National Park in Costa Rica by @ralph :
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)
The summer breeding range of this species extends throughout much of North America, from Alaska in the west to Labrador and Newfoundland in the east, and south into the USA as far as southwest California, northern New Mexico, central Texas and northern Florida; absent from the extreme north of Canada. The wintering range of this species extends throughout coastal Alaska and southwest Canada in the west to Nova Scotia in the east, and south throughout the USA, Mexico and South America into the Caribbean and coastal regions of northern Colombia, northern Venezuela and the Guianas.
Monotypic.
Photograph of a wild individual taken in Texas, USA by @Birdsage :
Giant Kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima)
The range of this species extends throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal in the west to southeast Sudan and western Ethiopia in the east, and from here south to the Western Cape; largely absent from the arid areas of the Horn of Africa and much of Namibia, Botswana and western South Africa.
Two subspecies are currently recognised, as follows:
M. m. maxima - found throughout much of the species range, barring the below.
M. m. gigantea - found throughout the forests of West Africa and the Congo Basin, from Liberia in the west to western Tanzania in the east, and south to northern Angola and Bioko Island.
Photograph of a wild individual (possibly M. m. maxima) taken at Lake Naivasha, Kenya by @LaughingDove :
Photograph of a wild individual (possibly M. m. gigantea) taken at Lake Mburo, Uganda by @Hix :
Crested Kingfisher (Megaceryle lugubris)
The range of this species extends throughout much of the southern foothills of the Himalayas, from northeast Afghanistan in the west to northeast India, Bhutan and northern Myanmar in the east, and from here throughout southern, central and northeastern China, northern Indochina and Japan.
Four subspecies are currently recognised, as follows:
M. l. continentalis - found throughout the western and central Himalayan portion of the species range, as far east as western Bhutan.
M. l. guttulata - found throughout the remainder of the species range on the south-east Asian mainland.
M. l. pallida - endemic to Hokkaido in northern Japan, and possibly also the southern Kuril Islands.
M. l. lugubris - found throughout central and southern Japan.
Photograph of a captive individual (M. l. lugubris) taken at Inokashira Park Zoo in Japan by @devilfish :
Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata)
The range of this species extends from the extreme south of the USA and adjacent areas of northwest Mexico, throughout Central and South America; absent from the Andes and much of the western coastline of South America, occurring only from northwestern Colombia in the north to west-central Peru in the south, and from southern Chile into Tierra del Fuego. Also occurs within the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean.
Three subspecies are currently recognised, as follows:
M. t. torquata - occurs throughout the species range, except as below.
M. t. stictipennis - found throughout Guadeloupe, Dominica and Martinique in the north-central Lesser Antilles.
M. t. stellata - found throughout southern Chile and adjacent areas of central and southern Argentina, south to Tierra del Fuego.
Photograph of a wild female (M. t. torquata) taken at an unstated location in Brazil by @Therabu :
Photograph of a wild male (M. t. torquata) taken at Tortuguero National Park in Costa Rica by @ralph :
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)
The summer breeding range of this species extends throughout much of North America, from Alaska in the west to Labrador and Newfoundland in the east, and south into the USA as far as southwest California, northern New Mexico, central Texas and northern Florida; absent from the extreme north of Canada. The wintering range of this species extends throughout coastal Alaska and southwest Canada in the west to Nova Scotia in the east, and south throughout the USA, Mexico and South America into the Caribbean and coastal regions of northern Colombia, northern Venezuela and the Guianas.
Monotypic.
Photograph of a wild individual taken in Texas, USA by @Birdsage :
Ceryle
Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis)
The range of this species represents a wide distribution of disjunct populations; throughout sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal in the west to Eritrea and northern Ethiopia in the east, south to the Western Cape; patchily throughout the Middle East; and throughout southern and southeast Asia from northeast Afghanistan and western Pakistan in the west, through the Indian Subcontinent, Sri Lanka and the foothills of the Himalayas, to southeast China, Indochina and the northernmost reaches of Peninsular Thailand in the east. Absent from the arid regions of sub-Saharan Africa in the southwest and Horn of Africa.
Four subspecies are currently recognised as follows:
C. r. rudis - found throughout the portions of the species range within sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East.
C. r. leucomelanurus - found throughout the south and southeast Asian portions of the species range, except as below.
C. r. travancoreensis - restricted to the southwest coastline of India.
C. r. insignis - found throughout southeast China.
Photograph of two wild individuals (C. r. rudis) taken at Kazinga Channel, Uganda by @Hix :
Photograph of a wild individual (C. r. leucomelanurus) taken at Muthurajawela Marsh, Sri Lanka by @ralph :
Photograph of a wild individual (C. r. insignis) taken in Hong Kong by @aardvark250 :
Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis)
The range of this species represents a wide distribution of disjunct populations; throughout sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal in the west to Eritrea and northern Ethiopia in the east, south to the Western Cape; patchily throughout the Middle East; and throughout southern and southeast Asia from northeast Afghanistan and western Pakistan in the west, through the Indian Subcontinent, Sri Lanka and the foothills of the Himalayas, to southeast China, Indochina and the northernmost reaches of Peninsular Thailand in the east. Absent from the arid regions of sub-Saharan Africa in the southwest and Horn of Africa.
Four subspecies are currently recognised as follows:
C. r. rudis - found throughout the portions of the species range within sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East.
C. r. leucomelanurus - found throughout the south and southeast Asian portions of the species range, except as below.
C. r. travancoreensis - restricted to the southwest coastline of India.
C. r. insignis - found throughout southeast China.
Photograph of two wild individuals (C. r. rudis) taken at Kazinga Channel, Uganda by @Hix :
Photograph of a wild individual (C. r. leucomelanurus) taken at Muthurajawela Marsh, Sri Lanka by @ralph :
Photograph of a wild individual (C. r. insignis) taken in Hong Kong by @aardvark250 :
Chloroceryle
Amazon Kingfisher (Chloroceryle amazona)
The range of this species extends from southern Mexico in the north, through Central America into northwest Colombia in the south, and from here throughout South America east of the Andes as far south as central Argentina, Uruguay and southeast Brazil.
Monotypic.
Photograph of a wild individual taken at Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica by @ralph :
American Pygmy Kingfisher (Chloroceryle aenea)
The range of this species extends from southern Mexico in the north, through Central America into northwest Colombia in the south, and from here throughout South America east of the Andes as far south as central Bolivia, northeast Paraguay and south-central Brazil, and west of the Andes to southwest Ecuador.
Two subspecies are currently recognised, as follows:
C. a. stictoptera - found from southern Mexico in the north to central Costa Rica in the south.
C. a. aenea - found throughout the species range, except as above.
Photograph of a wild individual (C. a. stictoptera) taken in Alajuela Province, Costa Rica by @birdsandbats :
Green Kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana)
The range of this species extends from southwest and south-central USA, throughout Mexico and Central America, into much of South America; along the western slope of the Andes as far south as the extreme southwest of Peru; and east of the Andes as far south as central Argentina and Uruguay.
Five subspecies are currently recognised, as follows:
C. a. hachisukai - occurs throughout southwest USA and northwest Mexico.
C. a. septentrionalis - occurs from south-central USA and Mexico in the north, throughout Central America to Colombia and western Venezuela.
C. a. americana - found throughout much of South America east of the Andes, from Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago in the north to northeastern Bolivia and central Brazil in the south.
C. a. cabanisii - found throughout South America west of the Andes, from western Colombia in the north to the extreme south of Peru in the south.
C. a. mathewsii - found from central and southern Bolivia and southern Brazil in the north, to central Argentina in the south.
Photograph of a wild individual (C. a. septentrionalis) taken at Tarcoles River, Costa Rica by @Newzooboy :
Photograph of a wild individual (either C. a. americana or C. a. mathewsii) taken at an unspecified location in Brazil by @Therabu :
Green-and-Rufous Kingfisher (Chloroceryle inda)
The range of this species represents three disjunct populations in Central and South America; from southeastern Nicaragua and the Caribbean slope of Costa Rica in the north, through Panama and western Colombia along the western slope of the Andes into west-central Ecuador; throughout northern and central South America east of the Andes from Colombia, Venezuela and the Guianas in the north to northern Paraguay and southwest Brazil in the south; and along the Atlantic coastline of southeast Brazil.
Two subspecies are currently recognised, as follows:
C. i. inda - throughout the species range, other than as below.
C. i. chocoensis - found along the western slope of the Andes from western Colombia in the north to west-central Ecuador in the south.
No photographs of this taxon currently exist in the Zoochat gallery.
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Amazon Kingfisher (Chloroceryle amazona)
The range of this species extends from southern Mexico in the north, through Central America into northwest Colombia in the south, and from here throughout South America east of the Andes as far south as central Argentina, Uruguay and southeast Brazil.
Monotypic.
Photograph of a wild individual taken at Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica by @ralph :
American Pygmy Kingfisher (Chloroceryle aenea)
The range of this species extends from southern Mexico in the north, through Central America into northwest Colombia in the south, and from here throughout South America east of the Andes as far south as central Bolivia, northeast Paraguay and south-central Brazil, and west of the Andes to southwest Ecuador.
Two subspecies are currently recognised, as follows:
C. a. stictoptera - found from southern Mexico in the north to central Costa Rica in the south.
C. a. aenea - found throughout the species range, except as above.
Photograph of a wild individual (C. a. stictoptera) taken in Alajuela Province, Costa Rica by @birdsandbats :
Green Kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana)
The range of this species extends from southwest and south-central USA, throughout Mexico and Central America, into much of South America; along the western slope of the Andes as far south as the extreme southwest of Peru; and east of the Andes as far south as central Argentina and Uruguay.
Five subspecies are currently recognised, as follows:
C. a. hachisukai - occurs throughout southwest USA and northwest Mexico.
C. a. septentrionalis - occurs from south-central USA and Mexico in the north, throughout Central America to Colombia and western Venezuela.
C. a. americana - found throughout much of South America east of the Andes, from Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago in the north to northeastern Bolivia and central Brazil in the south.
C. a. cabanisii - found throughout South America west of the Andes, from western Colombia in the north to the extreme south of Peru in the south.
C. a. mathewsii - found from central and southern Bolivia and southern Brazil in the north, to central Argentina in the south.
Photograph of a wild individual (C. a. septentrionalis) taken at Tarcoles River, Costa Rica by @Newzooboy :
Photograph of a wild individual (either C. a. americana or C. a. mathewsii) taken at an unspecified location in Brazil by @Therabu :
Green-and-Rufous Kingfisher (Chloroceryle inda)
The range of this species represents three disjunct populations in Central and South America; from southeastern Nicaragua and the Caribbean slope of Costa Rica in the north, through Panama and western Colombia along the western slope of the Andes into west-central Ecuador; throughout northern and central South America east of the Andes from Colombia, Venezuela and the Guianas in the north to northern Paraguay and southwest Brazil in the south; and along the Atlantic coastline of southeast Brazil.
Two subspecies are currently recognised, as follows:
C. i. inda - throughout the species range, other than as below.
C. i. chocoensis - found along the western slope of the Andes from western Colombia in the north to west-central Ecuador in the south.
No photographs of this taxon currently exist in the Zoochat gallery.
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And that's another Photographic Guide successfully wrapped-up I will be moving straight onto the next thread, which will wrap up the Coraciimorphae (the focus of my last two threads) by handling the third major clade within the group - the Bucerotiformes - along with the handful of basal families which remain to be discussed, and which would not make for a particularly substantial thread if handled separately.
But first, my usual summary of how well-represented the families discussed within this thread are within the Zoochat gallery, and which taxa are yet to be represented.
I will be moving straight onto the next thread, which will wrap up the Coraciimorphae (the focus of my last two threads) by handling the third major clade within the group - the Bucerotiformes - along with the handful of basal families which remain to be discussed, and which would not make for a particularly substantial thread if handled separately.But first, my usual summary of how well-represented the families discussed within this thread are within the Zoochat gallery, and which taxa are yet to be represented.
TOTAL - 46.49% completion
MEROPIDAE - Bee-eaters (67.74% completion)
BRACHYPTERACIIDAE - Ground-rollers (60% completion)
TODIDAE - Todies (0% completion)
MOTMOTIDAE - Motmots (64.29% completion)
ALCEDINIDAE - Kingfishers (36.75% completion)
All things considered, we have a pretty solid representation for this group all round - the fact the Alcedinidae is so speciose, and contains so many island endemics we are highly unlikely to ever have uploaded to our gallery, is pretty much the only thing spoiling our overall average!
MEROPIDAE - Bee-eaters (67.74% completion)
BRACHYPTERACIIDAE - Ground-rollers (60% completion)
TODIDAE - Todies (0% completion)
MOTMOTIDAE - Motmots (64.29% completion)
ALCEDINIDAE - Kingfishers (36.75% completion)
All things considered, we have a pretty solid representation for this group all round - the fact the Alcedinidae is so speciose, and contains so many island endemics we are highly unlikely to ever have uploaded to our gallery, is pretty much the only thing spoiling our overall average!
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MEROPIDAE - Bee-eaters (10/31 species unrepresented)
Purple-bearded Bee-eater (Meropogon forsteni)
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Blue-moustached Bee-eater (Merops mentalis)
Blue-headed Bee-eater (Merops muelleri)
Blue-breasted Bee-eater (Merops variegatus)
Black-headed Bee-eater (Merops breweri)
Somali Bee-eater (Merops revoilii)
African Green Bee-eater (Merops viridissimus)
Böhm's Bee-eater (Merops boehmi)
Rufous-crowned Bee-eater (Merops americanus)
Rosy Bee-eater (Merops malimbicus)
Purple-bearded Bee-eater (Meropogon forsteni)
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Blue-moustached Bee-eater (Merops mentalis)
Blue-headed Bee-eater (Merops muelleri)
Blue-breasted Bee-eater (Merops variegatus)
Black-headed Bee-eater (Merops breweri)
Somali Bee-eater (Merops revoilii)
African Green Bee-eater (Merops viridissimus)
Böhm's Bee-eater (Merops boehmi)
Rufous-crowned Bee-eater (Merops americanus)
Rosy Bee-eater (Merops malimbicus)
BRACHYPTERACIIDAE - Ground-rollers (2/5 species unrepresented)
Scaly Ground-Roller (Geobiastes squamiger)
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Short-legged Ground-Roller (Brachypteracias leptosomus)
Scaly Ground-Roller (Geobiastes squamiger)
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Short-legged Ground-Roller (Brachypteracias leptosomus)
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CORACIIDAE - Rollers (2/13 species unrepresented)
Blue-throated Roller (Eurystomus gularis)
Azure Roller (Eurystomus azureus)
Blue-throated Roller (Eurystomus gularis)
Azure Roller (Eurystomus azureus)
TODIDAE - Todies (5/5 species unrepresented*)
Cuban Tody (Todus multicolor)
Broad-billed Tody (Todus subulatus)
Narrow-billed Tody (Todus angustirostris)
Jamaican Tody (Todus todus)
Puerto Rican Tody (Todus mexicanus)
* As discussed elsewhere in the thread, photographs are present of juvenile individuals which cannot be identified to species level - as such this figure purely pertains to identifiable taxa.
Cuban Tody (Todus multicolor)
Broad-billed Tody (Todus subulatus)
Narrow-billed Tody (Todus angustirostris)
Jamaican Tody (Todus todus)
Puerto Rican Tody (Todus mexicanus)
* As discussed elsewhere in the thread, photographs are present of juvenile individuals which cannot be identified to species level - as such this figure purely pertains to identifiable taxa.
MOTMOTIDAE - Motmots (5/14 species unrepresented)
Tody Motmot (Hylomanes momotula)
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Blue-throated Motmot (Aspatha gularis)
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Russet-crowned Motmot (Momotus mexicanus)
Blue-capped Motmot (Momotus coeruliceps)
Andean Motmot (Momotus aequatorialis)
Tody Motmot (Hylomanes momotula)
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Blue-throated Motmot (Aspatha gularis)
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Russet-crowned Motmot (Momotus mexicanus)
Blue-capped Motmot (Momotus coeruliceps)
Andean Motmot (Momotus aequatorialis)