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Giant Kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima)

Giant Kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima)
Giant Kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima)

About Giant Kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, Motmots
  • Family: Kingfishers

The giant kingfisher is the largest kingfisher in Africa, where it is a resident breeding bird over most of the continent south of the Sahara Desert, other than the arid southwest.

Source: Wikipedia

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Visits

  • 2003-02-01

    Port St. Johns - Wild Coast, South Africa
  • 2011-01-23

    Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
    Image from 2011-01-23
  • 2025-02-07

    Tanga, Tanzania
    Image from 2025-02-07