The Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona, is a resident breeding bird in the lowlands of the American tropics from southern Mexico south through Central America to northern Argentia. This large kingfisher breeds by streams.
The Amazon Kingfisher resembles the Green Kingfisher which shares its range, but it is much larger than its relative. It has the typical kingfisher shape, with a short tail and long bill. It is oily green above, with a shaggy crest and a white collar around the neck. It lacks the white markings on the wings shown by Green Kingfisher.
Amazon Kingfishers are often seen perched on a branch or rock close to water before plunging in head first after their fish prey. They are the most likely green kingfisher to be seen on large rivers.

These were photographed at Selva Verde on the Sarapiqui River, Cano Negro, Hacienda Solimar and the Taracoles River.

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