Kingfishers
Order: Coraciiformes. Family: Alcedinidae
Kingfishers are medium-sized birds with large heads, long pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails. There are 2 species which occur in Chile.
- Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquatus
- Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana (A)
Read more about this topic: Birds Of Chile
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