Green Kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana)

About the Green Kingfisher
The green kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana) is a species of "water kingfisher" in the subfamily Cerylinae of the family Alcedinidae. It is found from southern Texas in the United States south through Central America, and in every mainland South American country except Chile.
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1 recording on this page · licensed CC BY-SA ×1 · mirrored on this server, free for commercial reuse · recorded in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador and elsewhere · xeno-canto lists 147 recordings for this species in total.
Similar species
- Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazonaprofile
- American Pygmy KingfisherChloroceryle aeneaprofile
- Green-and-rufous KingfisherChloroceryle indaprofile
Species grouped by shared genus, family and range.