American Pygmy Kingfisher
Chloroceryle aenea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCoraciiformes (Rollers, Kingfishers, and Allies)
- FamilyAlcedinidae (Kingfishers)
- GenusChloroceryle (American Green Kingfishers)
- SpeciesChloroceryle aenea (American Pygmy Kingfisher)
Closest Relatives at Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a American Pygmy Kingfisher in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas?
About 9% of visitor-days record a American Pygmy Kingfisher sighting in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas, based on 225 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see American Pygmy Kingfisher in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas?
December has the highest sighting rate for American Pygmy Kingfisher in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas in our monthly data.