Green-and-rufous Kingfisher
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Green-and-rufous Kingfisher

Chloroceryle inda

Silhouette: Steven Traver · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Soberanía National Park
143 Verified sightings at Soberanía National Park From 2019 to 2026
3,180 Verified sightings across all 25 parks From 2019 to 2026
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Green-and-rufous Kingfisher

The green-and-rufous kingfisher (Chloroceryle inda) is a species of "water kingfisher" in subfamily Cerylinae of family Alcedinidae. It is found in the American tropics from Nicaragua to Panama and in every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay.

The first formal description of the green-and-rufous kingfisher was by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1766 in the 12th edition of his Systema Naturae. He coined the binomial name Alcedo inda. Linnaeus based his description on George Edwards's "Spotted King's-Fisher" but mistakenly gave the type locality as India occidentali instead of Guiana. Linnaeus's specific epithet inda is from the Latin Indus for India. The current genus Chloroceryle was erected by Johann Jakob Kaup in 1848.

A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2006 found that the green-and-rufous kingfisher is a sister species to the smaller green kingfisher (C. americana). Two subspecies of green-and-rufous kingfisher are recognized, the nominate C. i. inda (Linnaeus, 1766) and C. i. chocoensis Todd, 1943.

The green-and-rufous kingfisher is about 24 cm (9.4 in) long. Males weigh 40 to 60... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Soberanía National Park

American Pygmy Kingfisher
LC

American Pygmy Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chloroceryle aenea

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Green Kingfisher
LC

Green Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chloroceryle americana

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Amazon Kingfisher
LC

Amazon Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chloroceryle amazona

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Ringed Kingfisher
LC

Ringed Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Megaceryle torquata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Belted Kingfisher
LC

Belted Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Megaceryle alcyon

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Broad-billed Motmot
LC

Broad-billed Motmot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Electron platyrhynchum

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Whooping Motmot
LC

Whooping Motmot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Momotus subrufescens

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Rufous Motmot
LC

Rufous Motmot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Baryphthengus martii

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~30%
2 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~20%
3 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
4 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
5 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
6 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
7 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
8 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
9 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
10 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
11 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
12 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
13 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
14 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
15 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
16 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
17 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
18 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data
19 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
Insufficient data
20 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
21 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
22 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
23 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
24 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
25 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Green-and-rufous Kingfisher in Soberanía National Park?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Green-and-rufous Kingfisher sighting in Soberanía National Park, based on 143 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Green-and-rufous Kingfisher in Soberanía National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Green-and-rufous Kingfisher in Soberanía National Park in our monthly data.

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