Amazon Kingfisher

Chloroceryle amazona (Latham, 1790)

Alcedinidae — Kingfishers

Amazon Kingfisher, Chloroceryle amazona, breeds from c Mexico through Middle America and South America to c Argentina. It is a kingfisher of rivers, lakes and freshwater lagoons, and also turns up in brackish lagoons, mangroves and tidal estuaries. It prefers open country rather than dense forest. The bird has the usual kingfisher form, with a shaggy crest and a long, heavy bill. It is generally thought to stay in place, though wandering individuals have been recorded. It nests in a burrow dug into a river bank or a similar site, with a chamber at the end.

Order
Coraciiformes
Family
Alcedinidae — Kingfishers
Breeding range
Middle America, South America: c Mexico to c Argentina
Amazon Kingfisher
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Tours where you can spot this bird

16 tours in Argentina 7, Brazil 5, Colombia 2, Paraguay 1, Bolivia 1

Paraguay River Birding Boat Tour with Wildlife Paraguay
Paraguay River Birding Boat Tour with Wildlife Paraguay
Paraguay / Asuncion Private tour 1 day

Bird the Paraguay River and connected waterways by private boat, choosing a half day, full day or two-day camping version from near Asuncion...

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Brazil Pantanal Custom Birding Tour with Guy Cox
Brazil Pantanal Custom Birding Tour with Guy Cox
Brazil / Pantanal Private tour 7 days

A request-to-confirm custom Brazil Pantanal birding listing based on Guy Cox's confirmed availability for Pantanal tours....

Bolivia Custom Birding Expedition with Guy Cox
Bolivia Custom Birding Expedition with Guy Cox
Bolivia / La Paz and Santa Cruz Private tour 14 days

A custom Bolivia birding expedition drawing on Guy Cox's long South America guiding experience, with Yungas, Madidi, Altiplano, Lake Titicac...

Custom Misiones Birding Itinerary with Guy Cox
Custom Misiones Birding Itinerary with Guy Cox
Argentina / Misiones Private tour 1 day

Build a private Misiones itinerary around the guest’s target birds, available time and preferred pace, with localities adjusted to current...

Best of Northern Misiones Five-Day Atlantic Forest Birding Tour
Best of Northern Misiones Five-Day Atlantic Forest Birding Tour
Argentina / Northern Misiones Private tour 5 days

Follow a five-day northern Misiones circuit through Iguazu, San Sebastian, Urugua-i and San Pedro, finishing at Salto Encantado or Mocona as...

Misiones Three-Day Atlantic Forest Birding Excursion
Misiones Three-Day Atlantic Forest Birding Excursion
Argentina / Misiones Private tour 3 days

Add three birding-intensive days beyond Iguazu, travelling through San Sebastian, San Pedro, Cruce Caballero, Araucarias and Salto Encantado...

San Pedro Araucaria and Cruce Caballero Birding Day
San Pedro Araucaria and Cruce Caballero Birding Day
Argentina / San Pedro Private tour 1 day

Combine the upland Atlantic Forest of Cruce Caballero with Araucaria woodland near San Pedro on a full private birding day ending around the...

San Sebastian de la Selva Birding Tour
San Sebastian de la Selva Birding Tour
Argentina / San Sebastian de la Selva Private tour 3 days

Explore San Sebastian de la Selva on a flexible one- to three-day private tour, combining lodge forest, bamboo and nearby Urugua-i Provincia...

Surucua Lodge Rainforest Birding Tour
Surucua Lodge Rainforest Birding Tour
Argentina / Comandante Andresito Private tour 3 days

Base a two-night rainforest birding stay at Surucua Lodge, using trails beside the Iguazu River to look for localized manakins, toucanets an...

Iguazu National Park Brazil Birding Day Tour
Iguazu National Park Brazil Birding Day Tour
Brazil / Foz do Iguacu Private tour 1 day

Spend a private birding day on the Brazilian side of Iguazu, with the route arranged as a standalone outing or alongside a wider cross-borde...

Iguazu National Park Argentina Birding Day or Two-Day Tour
Iguazu National Park Argentina Birding Day or Two-Day Tour
Argentina / Puerto Iguazu Private tour 2 days

Choose a private one- or two-day birding route on the Argentine side of Iguazu, combining Atlantic Forest trails, waterfall circuits and fle...

Private Villavicencio and Meta Birding with Elvis Felipe Quintero
Private Villavicencio and Meta Birding with Elvis Felipe Quintero
Colombia / Villavicencio Private tour 1 day

Flexible private birding around Villavicencio, Bosque Bavaria and Meta foothill/lowland sites with Elvis Felipe Quintero....

Private Harpy Eagle Birding and Photography with Elvis Felipe Quintero
Private Harpy Eagle Birding and Photography with Elvis Felipe Quintero
Colombia / Villavicencio Private tour 4 days

A private Colombia birding and photography arrangement with Elvis Felipe Quintero focused on Harpy Eagle possibilities near the Meta/Villavi...

Cerrado Birdwatching and Photography with BirdsRio
Cerrado Birdwatching and Photography with BirdsRio
Brazil / Chapada dos Guimarães Private tour 1 day

Flexible Cerrado birdwatching and photography for savanna specialties, endemic birds and custom target lists....

Pantanal Birdwatching and Wildlife Photography with BirdsRio
Pantanal Birdwatching and Wildlife Photography with BirdsRio
Brazil / Poconé Private tour 1 day

Customized Pantanal birdwatching and wildlife photography focused on wetland birds, regional specialties and complementary mammal sightings....

Atlantic Forest Birdwatching and Photography with BirdsRio
Atlantic Forest Birdwatching and Photography with BirdsRio
Brazil / Itatiaia Private tour 1 day

Flexible private birdwatching and photography in the Atlantic Forest of southeast Brazil, including Itatiaia and custom endemic-bird routes....