Giant Kingfisher

Megaceryle maxima - Martin-pêcheur géant

Systematics

Order
:
Coraciiformes
Family
:
Alcédinidés
Genus
:
Megaceryle
Species
:
maxima

Descriptor

Pallas, 1769

Biometrics

Size
: 46 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 255 à 426 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Giant Kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima) is a species of bird in the Alcedinidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

Megaceryle maxima maxima (Senegal and Gambia to Ethiopia and south to South Africa)
Megaceryle maxima gigantea (Liberia to n Angola and w Tanzania, Bioko)

Foreign names

Martin-pêcheur géant,
Martín gigante africano,
pica-peixe-gigante,
Riesenfischer,
óriás halkapó,
Afrikaanse Reuzenijsvogel,
Martin pescatore gigante,
jättekungsfiskare,
Kjempeisfugl,
rybárec obrovský,
rybařík velký,
Kæmpestødfisker,
afrikankeisarikalastaja,
Reusevisvanger,
alció gegant africà,
rybaczek wielki,
orjaški pasat,
Гигантский пегий зимородок,
オオヤマセミ,
大鱼狗,
大魚狗,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tid

e Level, Subtropical/Tropical Swamp ; Savanna : Dry ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Seasonal/Intermittent/Irregular Rivers/Streams/Creeks, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) ; Marine Neritic : Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged), Estuaries ; Marine Intertidal : Rocky Shoreline, Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc, Tidepools ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes, Coastal Freshwater Lakes ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Rural Gardens ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Water Storage Areas (over 8ha), Canals and Drainage Channels, Ditches