Mass: 317 g

Diet: carnivore based on Beja et al. 2010 and Ramírez-Albores and Navarro-Sigüenza 2011; piscivore based on Teles and Dias 2010, Henriques et al. 2003, and Manhäes and Loures-Ribeiro 2005

Abundance: 0.03 to 2.03% (median 0.34%)

Habitats: mangrove (1), tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest (2)

Found in 3 samples

Belize: Blue Creek Village (Field Station)

Brazil: Estuârio do rio Paraíba do Norte

Guatemala: Puerto Barrios (mist netted birds)

See also Megaceryle, Megaceryle alcyon, Megaceryle maxima