Amazon kingfisher

Weight

115.5 g – 132.5 gsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

Not recorded

Diet

Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

riverinesrc for Habitat

Egg incubation

22 dayssrc for Egg incubation

Young per litter or clutch

3.5 – 3.75src for Young per litter or clutch

Litters or clutches a year

1src for Litters or clutches a year

Lifestyle

Perchingsrc for Lifestyle

Migration

Sedentarysrc for Migration

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

The amazon kingfisher is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

1. LCLeast Concern
2. NTNear Threatened
3. VUVulnerable
4. ENEndangered
5. CRCritically Endangered
6. EWExtinct in the Wild
7. EXExtinct

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1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classAves
4. orderCoraciiformes
5. familyAlcedinidae
6. genusChloroceryle
7. SpeciesChloroceryle amazona (Latham, 1790)

Synonyms Alcedo amazona, Chloroceryle amazona amazona

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LC, Least Concern

Green kingfisher

Chloroceryle americana

Alcedinidae

LC, Least Concern

American pygmy kingfisher

Chloroceryle aenea

Alcedinidae

LC, Least Concern

Green-and-rufous kingfisher

Chloroceryle inda

Alcedinidae

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@misc{amazon_kingfisher_2026,
  title = {Amazon kingfisher (Chloroceryle amazona)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/amazon-kingfisher},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}