OTHER NAMES: N/A
Latin Etymology: Chloroceryle ("green + a bird mentioned by Aristole) americana (of America)
Green Kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana) at Alajuela, Costa Rica - November 2025
Featured Subspecies: Chloroceryle americana septentrionalis
Weight: 35-40g / Length: 29cm / Wingspan: 27cm
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
A widely distributed species found from Texas to Southern Argentina including almost the entire of South America East of the Andes. It is a fairly typical kingfisher in behaviour, hunting small fish and other aquatic prey by diving from a perch - in this instance, the wires above the crocodile enclosure at Rescarte Wildlife Rescue Centre.
Related Species:
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Alcedinidae
Genus: Chloroceryle
SUBSPECIES: C. a. hackisukai, C. a. septentrionalis, C. a. americana, C. a. mathewsii, C. a. cabanisii
- Sighting Locations -
COSTA RICA - Spanish - MartÃn Pescador Verde ("Green Fishing Martin")
A locally common resident.
- COSTA RICA 2025 TRIP: One bird seen at Alajuela,
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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