Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Kingfishers :: Amazon Kingfisher

Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona

Described by: Latham (1790)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Mana, French Guiana - Jul 19, 2002 © Pascal Dubois  Isla Salamanca, Colombia - May 14, 2004 © R S Scanlon  Arenal Volcano, Costa Rica - Nov 13, 2004 © Lou Hegedus  San Ysidro, Costa Rica - Nov 16, 2004 © Lou Hegedus  La Selva Lodge, Ecuador - Nov, 2005 © Lou Hegedus 
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Range

S. Mexico to e. tropical South America;
S. Mexico (Nayarit, s. San Luis Potosi and s. Tamaulipas s. along both slopes), Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica to e. Panama. N. South America in Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad, Guyana, Surinam, Guiana mostly e. of the Andes in e. Ecuador, e. Peru, Brazil (Bahia, Chapada Diamantina), Bolivia and Paraguay to n. Argentina.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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