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 Tambopata National Reserve
Amazon Kingfisher
Chloroceryle amazona
American Pygmy Kingfisher
Chloroceryle aenea
Green-and-rufous Kingfisher
Chloroceryle inda
Ringed Kingfisher
Megaceryle torquata
Amazonian Motmot
Momotus momota
Broad-billed Motmot
Electron platyrhynchum
Rufous Motmot
Baryphthengus martii
Andean Motmot
Momotus aequatorialis
📅 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 Tambopata National Reserve?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Green Kingfisher sighting in Tambopata National Reserve, based on 222 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Green Kingfisher in Tambopata National Reserve?
April has the highest sighting rate for Green Kingfisher in Tambopata National Reserve in our monthly data.