Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
Green-and-rufous Kingfisher (Chloroceryle inda) - HBW 6, p. 243
French: Martin-pêcheur bicolore
German: Zweifarbenfischer
Spanish: Martín Pescador Verdirrufo
Taxonomy: Alcedo inda Linnaeus, 1766, West Indies; error = Guiana.
Closely related to C. aenea. Birds from W Colombia and W Ecuador described as race chocoensis on basis of amount of buffy spotting on wing-coverts and tail, but this character seems too variable to be useful for subspecific differentiation. Monotypic.
Distribution: SE Nicaragua and E Costa Rica to Colombia, W of Andes S to W Ecuador, and E of Andes across N half of South America, including Trinidad and Tobago, S to N Bolivia, E Paraguay and near coast of S Brazil.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A female perched on a branch Locality Hato Piñero, Cojedes State, Venezuela (Monotypic species)
DAVID ASCANIO 28 February 2006 5 years ago 16 sec 3.6 -
A female on a bush by the edge of the water Locality Sani Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 29 August 2007 3 years ago 19 sec 3.3 -
A bird perched on a branch over water, then flying away Locality Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Keith Blomerley 18 November 2009 2 years ago 10 sec 3 -
A female perched on a branch and jumping to the river Locality Junglaven, Ventuari River, Amazonas State, Venezuela (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 3 March 2002 5 years ago 18 sec 2.7
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Male perched.
Locality Iténez Reserve, Beni Department, Bolivia (Monotypic species)
ALBERTO GARCIA RIOS 16 September 2006 2 years ago 3.7
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Short, dry calls given by a female at the moment of taking off from a perch. Locality Cuieiras Biological Reserve, Manaus, Amazonas State, Brazil
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 31 July 2011 19 weeks ago 3.3
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