Amazon Kingfisher
Chloroceryle amazona
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
- Order
- Coraciiformes
Overview
The Amazon kingfisher (Chloroceryle amazona) is a species of "water kingfisher" in subfamily Cerylinae of family Alcedinidae. It is found in the lowlands of the American tropics from southern Mexico south through Central America to northern Argentina.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Southern Mexico to Colombia, Venezuela, and east of Andes to Argentina.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Amazon kingfisher
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
