Green Kingfisher

Chloroceryle americana

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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.

Source: Wikipedia

Classification

Scientific name: Chloroceryle americana
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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