Amazon Kingfisher

Chloroceryle amazona

Range & Recent Observations

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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.

Source: Wikipedia

Classification

Scientific name: Chloroceryle amazona
Family: Kingfishers
Order: Coraciiformes

Similar species

Other members of the kingfishers family recorded in North America — a useful place to start if you are not certain of your identification.

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