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Green-and-rufous Kingfisher
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Kingfishers, motmots & trogons

Green-and-rufous Kingfisher

Chloroceryle inda (Linnaeus, 1766)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishGreen-and-rufous Kingfisher
DutchGroen-bruine IJsvogel
SpanishMartín pescador verdirrufo
Chinese棕腹绿鱼狗
Scientific nameChloroceryle inda (Linnaeus, 1766)

About this species

The green-and-rufous kingfisher (Chloroceryle inda) is a species of "water kingfisher" in subfamily Cerylinae of family Alcedinidae. It is found in the American tropics from Nicaragua to Panama and in every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCoraciiformes
FamilyAlcedinidae
GenusChloroceryle

In Suriname

334Records in Suriname
7iNaturalist observations
1898First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini157
  • Commewijne60
  • Paramaribo27
  • Nickerie22
  • Para21
  • Brokopondo6
  • Wanica1
  • Marowijne1
  • Saramacca1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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