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 Main Ridge Forest Reserve, based on 24 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Main Ridge Forest Reserve
📅 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 Main Ridge Forest Reserve?
About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Green Kingfisher sighting in Main Ridge Forest Reserve, based on 24 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Green Kingfisher in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?
April has the highest sighting rate for Green Kingfisher in Main Ridge Forest Reserve in our monthly data.