Bird
Amazon Kingfisher
Chloroceryle amazona · Alcedinidae · Coraciiformes
Best monthsJan–Feb · Octmost records
Records216,292in 16 countries
Most seen inBrazil56,024 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
Photo: Wagner Machado Carlos Lemes from Goiânia, Brazil · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
About
Amazon Kingfisher in brief
The amazon kingfisher (Chloroceryle amazona) is a bird of the Alcedinidae family — species of bird.
Across the 16 countries we cover it has 216,292 published records, most of them from Brazil, Costa Rica and Colombia. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in January, February and October.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Brazil56,024 records · best Aug, Jul
Costa Rica49,861 records · best Mar, Jan
Colombia31,911 records · best Jan, May
Peru17,096 records · best Jul, Oct
Argentina13,961 records · best Oct, Aug
Panama11,944 records · best Feb, Jan
Belize8,375 records · best Jan, Feb
Honduras6,533 records · best Feb, Mar
Paraguay4,201 records · best Sep, Oct
Uruguay3,861 records · best Oct, Nov
Venezuela3,741 records · best Feb, May
Guyana2,524 records · best Jan, Nov
Bolivia2,272 records · best Oct, Sep
Nicaragua2,193 records · best Mar, Jan
El Salvador1,048 records · best Dec, May
Suriname747 records · best Feb, Nov
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
All birdsMore of the Alcedinidae family
Photo: "Mike" Michael L. Baird · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon