Amazon Kingfisher

Chloroceryle amazona

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 amazona (Amazon Kingfisher)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Puracé National Natural Park

3 Verified sightings at Puracé National Natural Park From 2019 to 2026

14,554 Verified sightings across all 71 parks From 2019 to 2026

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

About the Amazon Kingfisher

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.

The first formal description of the Amazon kingfisher was by the English ornithologist John Latham in 1790 under the binomial name Alcedo amazona. The current genus Chloroceryle was erected by Johann Jakob Kaup in 1848. The species is monotypic.

The Amazon kingfisher is about 30 cm (12 in) long. Males weigh 98 to 121 g (3.5 to 4.3 oz) and females 125 to 140 g (4.4 to 4.9 oz). It has the typical kingfisher shape, with a shaggy crest and long heavy bill. The bill is black with some pale yellow at the base of the mandible and its legs and feet are dark grey. Adult males have dark bronzy green upperparts divided by a white collar. They have a white chin and throat, a rich rufous breast with dark green sides, and a white belly with dark green streaks on the side. Adult females lack the rufous breast but the green of the sides extends across the breast almost to its middle. Juvenile males have... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Puracé National Natural Park

Chloroceryle americana

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Megaceryle torquata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Momotus aequatorialis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Momotus subrufescens

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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

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Amazon Kingfisher

About the Amazon Kingfisher

Recent sightings of Amazon Kingfisher in Puracé National Natural Park

Closest Relatives at Puracé National Natural Park

Green Kingfisher

Ringed Kingfisher

Andean Motmot

Whooping Motmot

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found