Amazon Kingfisher
Chloroceryle amazona
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCoraciiformes (Rollers, Kingfishers, and Allies)
- FamilyAlcedinidae (Kingfishers)
- GenusChloroceryle (American Green Kingfishers)
- SpeciesChloroceryle amazona (Amazon Kingfisher)
Closest Relatives at Manu National Park
Green Kingfisher
Chloroceryle americana
Green-and-rufous Kingfisher
Chloroceryle inda
American Pygmy Kingfisher
Chloroceryle aenea
Ringed Kingfisher
Megaceryle torquata
Amazonian Motmot
Momotus momota
Andean Motmot
Momotus aequatorialis
Rufous Motmot
Baryphthengus martii
Broad-billed Motmot
Electron platyrhynchum
📅 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 Amazon Kingfisher in Manu National Park?
About 16% of visitor-days record a Amazon Kingfisher sighting in Manu National Park, based on 874 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Amazon Kingfisher in Manu National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Amazon Kingfisher in Manu National Park in our monthly data.