Green Kingfisher
Chloroceryle americana(Gmelin, JF, 1788)
English (US) Green Kingfisher
The Green Kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Alcedinidae (Kingfishers) in the order Coraciiformes.
- Scientific name
- Chloroceryle americana
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Green Kingfisher
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Chloroceryle americana hachisukai
- Chloroceryle americana septentrionalis
- Chloroceryle americana americana
- Chloroceryle americana mathewsii
- Chloroceryle americana cabanisii
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Alcedo americana
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
- Type locality
- Cayenne.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I [pars I] p.451
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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