• Height: 29 – 30 cm
• Weight: 130 gr
• Best season: May – October
• Sightings: 95%

Amazon kingfisher (Chloroceryle amazona) is a large, colorful bird found along rivers and wetlands in South America, especially within the Amazon Basin. It has green feathers, a white underside, and a distinctive black-and-white striped head. With its long, pointed beak, it hunts fish, frogs, and small aquatic creatures.

As an efficient predator, it helps regulate the populations of its prey, maintaining the balance in freshwater ecosystems. While it faces threats from habitat loss, it is currently not considered threatened.