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American Pygmy Kingfisher

Chloroceryle aenea
Family
Kingfishers
Order
Coraciiformes
Codes
ampkin1, APKI, AMPK
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCoraciiformes
FamilyKingfishers (Alcedinidae)
SpeciesChloroceryle aenea
Codesampkin1, APKI, AMPK
Identification

The American Pygmy Kingfisher (Chloroceryle aenea) is a member of the Kingfishers family within the order Coraciiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code ampkin1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Blue-eared Kingfisher
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American Pygmy Kingfisher photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Chloroceryle aenea

Family: Kingfishers

Order: Coraciiformes

eBird Code: ampkin1