Green Kingfisher

Chloroceryle americana - Martin-pêcheur vert

Systematics

Order
:
Coraciiformes
Family
:
Alcédinidés
Genus
:
Chloroceryle
Species
:
americana

Descriptor

Gmelin, JF, 1788

Biometrics

Size
: 20 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 29 à 55 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Green Kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana) is a species of bird in the Alcedinidae family.

Subspecific information 5 subspecies

Chloroceryle americana americana (South America east of the Andes from Venezuela to ne Bolivia, and n, c Brazil, Trinidad and Tobago)
Chloroceryle americana hachisukai (sc USA and nw Mexico)
Chloroceryle americana septentrionalis (sc Texas. USA. and e Mexico south to n Colombia and w Venezuela)
Chloroceryle americana mathewsii (s Brazil, s Bolivia and n Argentina)
Chloroceryle americana cabanisii (Colombia to Chile west of the Andes)

Foreign names

Martin-pêcheur vert,
Martín pescador verde,
martim-pescador-pequeno,
Grünfischer,
zöld jégmadár,
Groene IJsvogel,
Martin pescatore verde,
grön kungsfiskare,
Grønnisfugl,
rybárec zelenochrbtý,
rybařík zelený,
Grøn Stødfisker,
viherkalastaja,
alció verd americà,
rybaczek zielony,
zaļais dzenītis,
zeleni pasat,
Зелёный зимородок,
ミドリヤマセミ,
绿鱼狗,
綠魚狗,

Voice song and cries

play
pause

Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove

Vegetation Above High Tide Level ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Seasonal/Intermittent/Irregular Rivers/Streams/Creeks, Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) ; Marine Intertidal : Rocky Shoreline, Tidepools ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes, Coastal Freshwater Lakes ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Urban Areas ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Canals and Drainage Channels, Ditches