Listen to the green kingfisher
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About the green kingfisher
The green kingfisher is a bird in the family Alcedinidae (order Coraciiformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 30 g.
What does the green kingfisher sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
The recordings here are labelled as call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The green kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana) is a species of "water kingfisher" in the subfamily Cerylinae of the family Alcedinidae. It is found from southern Texas in the United States south through Central America, and in every mainland South American country except Chile.
More from the family Alcedinidae
Common kingfisher
Alcedo atthis
Pied kingfisher
Ceryle rudis
White-throated kingfisher
Halcyon smyrnensis
Laughing kookaburra
Dacelo novaeguineae
Stork-billed kingfisher
Pelargopsis capensis
Grey-headed kingfisher
Halcyon leucocephala
Sacred kingfisher
Todiramphus sanctus
Brown-hooded kingfisher
Halcyon albiventris
Ringed kingfisher
Megaceryle torquata
Shining-blue kingfisher
Alcedo quadribrachys
Blue-winged kookaburra
Dacelo leachii
Frequently asked questions
What does a green kingfisher sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the green kingfisher on this page, including its call. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the green kingfisher endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the green kingfisher as “least concern”.
What family does the green kingfisher belong to?
The green kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana) belongs to the family Alcedinidae in the order Coraciiformes.
Sources & credits
- Call · Esmeraldas: Same, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q580159 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Green kingfisher – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Giles Laurent – CC BY-SA 4.0