Green Kingfisher

Q: What are the chances of seeing a Green Kingfisher in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green Kingfisher sighting in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 100 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

Q: When is the best time to see Green Kingfisher in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary?

March has the highest sighting rate for Green Kingfisher in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary in our monthly data.

Chloroceryle americana

Silhouette: Steven Traver · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderCoraciiformes (Rollers, Kingfishers, and Allies)
FamilyAlcedinidae (Kingfishers)
GenusChloroceryle (American Green Kingfishers)
SpeciesChloroceryle americana (Green Kingfisher)

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

at Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary

100 Verified sightings at Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary From 2019 to 2026

14,825 Verified sightings across all 80 parks From 2019 to 2026

March Best month highest sighting rate

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Green Kingfisher

The green kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana) is a species of "water kingfisher" in the subfamily Cerylinae of the family Alcedinidae. It is found from southern Texas in the United States south through Central America, and in every mainland South American country except Chile.

The green kingfisher was formally described in 1788 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's Systema Naturae. He placed it with the other kingfishers in the genus Alcedo and coined the binomial name Alcedo americana. Gmelin based his description on "Le martin-pêcheur vert et blanc" from Cayenne that had been described and illustrated in 1780 by the French polymath Comte de Buffon and also the "white and green kingfisher" that had been described in 1782 by the English ornithologist John Latham. The green kingfisher is now placed in the genus Chloroceryle that was introduced in 1848 by Johann Jakob Kaup.

A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2006 found that the green kingfisher is a sister species to the larger green-and-rufous kingfisher (C. inda). Five subspecies are recognized: Some populations of C. a. septentrionalis... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary

Chloroceryle amazona

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Chloroceryle aenea

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Megaceryle torquata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Megaceryle alcyon

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Momotus lessonii

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Hylomanes momotula

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Electron carinatum

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	~30%
2	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~30%
3	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
4	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
5	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~20%
6	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~20%
7	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
8	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
9	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
10	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
11	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~20%
12	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
13	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~20%
14	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	~10%
15	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
16	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
17	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~10%
18	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
19	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
20	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
21	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
22	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
23	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
24	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
25	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
26	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
27	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
28	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
29	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~10%
30	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
31	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
32	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
33	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
34	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
35	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
36	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
37	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	~10%
38	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
39	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
40	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
41	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
42	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~10%
43	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	~10%
44	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
45	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
46	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
47	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
48	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
49	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
50	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
51	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
52	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	<5%
53	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
54	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
55	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
56	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
57	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
58	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
59	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
60	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
61	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
62	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
63	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
64	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
65	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
66	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
67	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
68	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
69	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
70	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
71	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
72	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
73	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
74	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
75	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	Insufficient data
76	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
77	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
78	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
79	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
80	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Green Kingfisher in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green Kingfisher sighting in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 100 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Green Kingfisher in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary?

March has the highest sighting rate for Green Kingfisher in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary in our monthly data.

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Green Kingfisher

About the Green Kingfisher

Recent sightings of Green Kingfisher in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary

Closest Relatives at Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary

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