Martin Pescador Enano
This very rare tiny Kingfisher was spotted in our largest woodland at Reserva Don Luis in July 2020. There was a pair of them with evidence of nest building. The discovery was made by our current volunteer, Leo Geogardis.
This bird was not thought to exist in Corrientes until about a year ago. We are unsure if they were successful with a brood but they have since moved away from the area most likely due to our drought situation.
At only 11cm, this Kingfisher is strongly marked with dark green upperparts, orange throat divided from the red breast by a green band. the lower belly is white. The female is similar but lacks the green breastband. The photo above is of the female and the one below of the male.
Thank you to Alejandra Boloqui for the photograph.
