Coraciiformes / Alcedinidae / Chloroceryle

Green Kingfisher

Chloroceryle americana

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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Tristan A. McKnight · CC0_1_0

Chloroceryle americana americana

tropical South America (primarily east of Andes), including Trinidad and Tobago
Chloroceryle americana cabanisii

western Colombia and western Ecuador west of Andes to northern Chile
Chloroceryle americana hachisukai

far southern Arizona to west-central Texas and northwestern Mexico
Chloroceryle americana mathewsii

southern Brazil and Bolivia to northern Argentina
Chloroceryle americana septentrionalis

south-central Texas to southern Colombia and western Venezuela

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.