We spent the morning of Sunday, January 15, 2012, birding along a small tributary (Tapara Creek) of the Amazon below the main confluence of the Ucayali-Marañón Rivers. Brad photographed a Ringed Kingfisher, Megaceryle torquata, as it scanned the waterway for its next meal. The female has blue upperparts and a broad blue chest band that is surrounded by narrower white bands. The lower belly is rufous. A large white patch at the base of the primaries is visible when the bird is in flight. A shaggy crest is present. Temperatures were in the mid-70's on this humid morning with overcast skies.
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| Date/Time | 2013:06:23 14:45:01 |
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| Date/Time Original | 2012:01:15 07:51:52 |
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