Giant Kingfisher
Megaceryle maxima
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCoraciiformes (Rollers, Kingfishers, and Allies)
- FamilyAlcedinidae (Kingfishers)
- GenusMegaceryle (Large Crested Kingfishers)
- SpeciesMegaceryle maxima (Giant Kingfisher)
The giant kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima) 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. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Aberdare National Park
Malachite Kingfisher
Corythornis cristatus
Striped Kingfisher
Halcyon chelicuti
Pied Kingfisher
Ceryle rudis
Gray-headed Kingfisher
Halcyon leucocephala
Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater
Merops oreobates
European Bee-eater
Merops apiaster
Lilac-breasted Roller
Coracias caudatus
Little Bee-eater
Merops pusillus
White-fronted Bee-eater
Merops bullockoides
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Giant Kingfisher at Aberdare National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there