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Mandible (Jawbone ) of the Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata (YPM 109939)

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Phylogenic Position
Aves - Neognathae - Coraciiformes - Cerylidae - Megaceryle - Megaceryle torquata
Species Description
The Ringed Kingfisher is a large species of Kingfisher distributed from the southernmost tip of South America to southern Texas. It is a noisy and territorial bird that does not migrate. The Ringed Kingfishers are distinguished by their bright red breast feathers and the white collars around their necks. They have bluish grey feathers on their backs. Females have a band of bluish feathers across the chest and an additional stripe of white feathers above the red belly. Kingfishers perch in trees over bodies of water from which they dive headfirst to catch fish below the surface. They build their nests in tunnels they excavate in the sides of riverbanks.
Specimen Information
Species	Megaceryle torquata (Ringed Kingfisher)
Element	Mandible (Jawbone )
Specimen Number	YPM 109939
Sex	Male
Location
Geological Age	Recent
Technical Information
Scanner	Roland Picza
Resolution	40 µm
Number of Data Points	543028
Number of Data Polygons	271515
Date Scanned	February 15, 2010
Scan Technician	Abby Grace Drake
Edited By	Abby Grace Drake
Photographs
View All 4 Images
Download Digital Model	Size
STL File Not Publicly Available	27.2 MB
Other Megaceryle torquata (Ringed Kingfisher) Elements
Specimen	Element
YPM 109939	Furcula (Wishbone)
YPM 109939	Right Tarsometatarsus (Right Fused Element Consisting of Ankle and Middle Foot Bones)
YPM 109939	Right Humerus (Right Upper Arm Bone)
YPM 109939	Left Humerus (Left Upper Arm Bone)
YPM 109939	Sternum (Breast Bone)
YPM 109939	Left Tarsometatarsus (Left Fused Element Consisting of Ankle and Middle Foot Bones)
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