American Pygmy Kingfisher
Chloroceryle aenea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCoraciiformes (Rollers, Kingfishers, and Allies)
- FamilyAlcedinidae (Kingfishers)
- GenusChloroceryle (American Green Kingfishers)
- SpeciesChloroceryle aenea (American Pygmy Kingfisher)
The American pygmy kingfisher (Chloroceryle aenea) is a species of "water kingfisher" in subfamily Cerylinae of family Alcedinidae. It is found in the American tropics from southern Mexico south through Central America into every mainland South American country except Chile and Uruguay. It also occurs on Trinidad. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Arenal Volcano National Park
Green Kingfisher
Chloroceryle americana
Amazon Kingfisher
Chloroceryle amazona
Ringed Kingfisher
Megaceryle torquata
Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon
Broad-billed Motmot
Electron platyrhynchum
Rufous Motmot
Baryphthengus martii
Keel-billed Motmot
Electron carinatum
Lesson's Motmot
Momotus lessonii
Tody Motmot
Hylomanes momotula
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of American Pygmy Kingfisher at Arenal Volcano National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there