A photo of a Amazon Kingfisher (Chloroceryle amazona), male
Amazon Kingfisher, Male

Amazon Kingfisher

Chloroceryle amazona

The Amazon kingfisher (Chloroceryle amazona) is a species of "water kingfisher" in subfamily Cerylinae of family Alcedinidae. It is found in the lowlands of the American tropics from southern Mexico south through Central America to northern Argentina. The Amazon kingfisher is about 30 cm long. Males weigh 98 to 121 g and females 125 to 140 g. It has the typical kingfisher shape, with a shaggy crest and long heavy bill. The bill is black with some pale yellow at the base of the mandible and its legs and feet are dark gray. Adult males have dark bronzy green upperparts divided by a white collar. They have a white chin and throat, a rich rufous breast with dark green sides, and a white belly with dark green streaks on the side. Adult females lack the rufous breast but the green of the sides extends across the breast almost to its middle. Juvenile males have a buffy rufous breast and both sexes have buff spots on the upperwing coverts and a large yellow patch on their bill.
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Sightings

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Anthony Tarantini
Saturday 25 Mar 2023 - 2:36pm
Panama
A photo of a Amazon Kingfisher photographed in Hotel Oasis del Caribe Costa Rica
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Steve Durston
Thursday 02 Mar 2023 - 8:24pm
Costa Rica
A map showing the sighting location
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Ryan Deal
Tuesday 07 Feb 2023 - 5:04pm
Costa Rica
A map showing the sighting location
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Barrie Senior
Saturday 04 Feb 2023 - 2:53pm
Costa Rica
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