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Common Name

Giant Kingfisher

Alternate Names

Common Type

Kingfisher

Order

Coraciiformes

Family

Alcedinidae

Genus

Megaceryle

Species

maxima

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Angola, Kenya

Number of Sub-Species

Two Sub Species

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

Comfortable in all areas except except deserts.

Distribution and Range

Sub Sahara Africa

Food

Dives from a perch for rabs, fish and frongs.

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Field Notes:

The giant kingfisher is monogamous and a solitary breeder. The nest is a long horizontal tunnel that is excavated into a river bank by both sexes using their feet and bills. A clutch of around three eggs is laid in a chamber at the end of the tunnel.

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