Green Kingfisher
Chloroceryle americana
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCoraciiformes (Rollers, Kingfishers, and Allies)
- FamilyAlcedinidae (Kingfishers)
- GenusChloroceryle (American Green Kingfishers)
- SpeciesChloroceryle americana (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. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Green Kingfisher sighting in Cahuita National Park, based on 32 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Cahuita National Park
American Pygmy Kingfisher
Chloroceryle aenea
Amazon Kingfisher
Chloroceryle amazona
Green-and-rufous Kingfisher
Chloroceryle inda
Ringed Kingfisher
Megaceryle torquata
Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon
Broad-billed Motmot
Electron platyrhynchum
Rufous Motmot
Baryphthengus martii
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Green Kingfisher in Cahuita National Park?
About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Green Kingfisher sighting in Cahuita National Park, based on 32 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Green Kingfisher in Cahuita National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Green Kingfisher in Cahuita National Park in our monthly data.