Giant Kingfisher

Megaceryle maxima

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Alcedinidae
Genus: Megaceryle
eBird Code: giakin3

Subspecies (2)

Megaceryle maxima gigantea

rainforest of Liberia to western Tanzania and northern Angola
Megaceryle maxima maxima

Senegambia to Ethiopia and South Africa

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (giakin3) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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