Order: Coraciiformes | Family: Alcedinidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult | Sex: Male | Loc. Mato Grosso, Brazil
Age: Adult | Sex: Female | Loc. Amazonian Brazil
Age: Adult | Sex: Female | Loc. Amazonian Brazil
Age: Adult | Sex: Male | Loc. Mato Grosso, Brazil
Status: The Amazon Kingfisher favors smaller and slow flowing rivers, creeks, and bodies of water with vegetated edges. It is generally uncommon, but can be common in areas that have the right habitat conditions. It tends to fly low near the water. It also occurs in Co, Ec, Br, and Bo.
Name in Spanish: Martín Pescador Amazónico.
Sub-species: Amazon Kingfisher (Chloroceryle amazona) Latham, 1790.
Meaning of Name: Chloroceryle: Gr. Kloros=green, ceryle (kerulos)= a mythological bird mentioned by Aristotle. amazona: originating from the Amazon region. A green mythological bird from the Amazon region.
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- Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum. http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 11/09/2014.