Green Kingfisher
Chloroceryle americana
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCoraciiformes (Rollers, Kingfishers, and Allies)
- FamilyAlcedinidae (Kingfishers)
- GenusChloroceryle (American Green Kingfishers)
- SpeciesChloroceryle americana (Green Kingfisher)
Closest Relatives at Pico Bonito National Park
Amazon Kingfisher
Chloroceryle amazona
American Pygmy Kingfisher
Chloroceryle aenea
Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon
Ringed Kingfisher
Megaceryle torquata
Lesson's Motmot
Momotus lessonii
Turquoise-browed Motmot
Eumomota superciliosa
Keel-billed Motmot
Electron carinatum
Tody Motmot
Hylomanes momotula
📅 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 Green Kingfisher in Pico Bonito National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Green Kingfisher sighting in Pico Bonito National Park, based on 52 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Green Kingfisher in Pico Bonito National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Green Kingfisher in Pico Bonito National Park in our monthly data.