who has ever seen one of these birds in the wild?

[Gato Moteado]

...and who wants to?

i took the photo.....i know where to find them.

[samnsara]

1. cool bird!

[Gato Moteado]

6. thanks...easy to see if you know where to look

[Sanity Claws]

2. Looks like a cross between a parrot and a kingfisher

Does it eat fish? And is it from Central America?

[Gato Moteado]

5. does not eat fish.....and, yes, it's in the tropical americas.

[CrispyQ]

3. Fabulous in so many ways!

The bird, the shot, the shades of green, the textures! Wow. Just wow!



on edit: Is that a tiny bit of red on the tip of its tail?

[Gato Moteado]

4. thank you! yes, that is a touch of red.

do you know what the bird is?

[CrispyQ]

7. No but I agree with the comment about a cross between a parrot and a kingfisher. -nt

[Sanity Claws]

8. Tell us!

I've checked back a couple of times to see if you identified the bird.

[Gato Moteado]

11. i had to run out for a bit

it's an emerald toucanet

[KY_EnviroGuy]

9. I'll take a guess based on search results.

Guatemala, Costa Rica or Panama.

Closest thing I found from a search ("birds of Central America photos" ) was the Emerald Toucanet, a smaller member of the toucan family found in mountainous areas of tropical Mexico and Central America. The sample I found was photographed in Costa Rica.



Another species I found from Central America that's similar is the Aracari.

Would love to see one but alas, my traveling days are mostly done. I'll have to settle for what we have in the hills of KY or in one of our zoos.

Thanks for the OP and the challenge!

KY

[Gato Moteado]

10. you got it! northern emerald toucanet

here's a collared aracari:

[carpetbagger]

12. I've seen Crimson-rumped, but not Emerald Toucanlet. Nt.