Giant Kingfisher

Megaceryle maxima

Category: Waterbirds

IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction

Taxonomy

Species Database

Where to Find

Found in 162 safari areas across 18 countries and 4 regions.

• Western Congo Basin, Republic of Congo - 3 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 3 records
• Eastern Rift Valley & Virunga Mountains, Democratic Republic of Congo - 2 records
• Eastern Rift Valley & Virunga Mountains, Democratic Republic of Congo - 2 records
• Estuary & Cristal Mountains, Gabon - 2 records
• Estuary & Cristal Mountains, Gabon - 2 records
• Estuary & Cristal Mountains, Gabon - 2 records
• Southwestern Uganda (Gorillas & Mountains), Uganda - 2 records
• Western Rift Valley & Crater Lakes, Uganda - 2 records
• Southwestern Uganda (Gorillas & Mountains), Uganda - 2 records
• Southwestern Uganda (Gorillas & Mountains), Uganda - 2 records
• Western Rift Valley & Crater Lakes, Uganda - 2 records
• Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 2 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 2 records
• Southern Coastal & Maputo Bay, Mozambique - 2 records
• Western Cape & Garden Route, South Africa - 2 records
• Western Cape & Garden Route, South Africa - 2 records
• North West & Central Bushveld, South Africa - 2 records
• Western Cape & Garden Route, South Africa - 2 records
• Southern Zambia & Victoria Falls, Zambia - 2 records
• Greater Kafue & Central Plains, Zambia - 2 records
• Luangwa Valley, Zambia - 2 records
• Luangwa Valley, Zambia - 2 records
• Hwange & Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 2 records
• Hwange & Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 2 records
• Hwange & Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 2 records
• Hwange & Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 2 records
• Hwange & Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 2 records
• Hwange & Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 2 records
• Hwange & Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 2 records
• Southeastern Senegal & Niokolo-Koba, Senegal - 2 records
• Loango & Southern Interior, Gabon - 1 records
• Laikipia & Mount Kenya Region, Kenya - 1 records
• Tsavo & Amboseli Ecosystem, Kenya - 1 records
• Rift Valley Lakes, Kenya - 1 records
• Rift Valley Lakes, Kenya - 1 records
• Tsavo & Amboseli Ecosystem, Kenya - 1 records
• Rift Valley Lakes, Kenya - 1 records
• Samburu & Northern Rangelands, Kenya - 1 records
• Rift Valley Lakes, Kenya - 1 records
• Tsavo & Amboseli Ecosystem, Kenya - 1 records
• Nairobi & Southern Corridor, Kenya - 1 records
• Western & Eastern Frontier, Kenya - 1 records
• Western Rwanda Albertine Rift Forests, Rwanda - 1 records
• Northern Rwanda Volcanoes, Rwanda - 1 records
• Western Rwanda Albertine Rift Forests, Rwanda - 1 records
• Northern Rwanda Volcanoes, Rwanda - 1 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 1 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 1 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 1 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 1 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 1 records
• Northern Uganda & Murchison Falls, Uganda - 1 records
• Central & Lake Victoria Basin, Uganda - 1 records
• Central & Lake Victoria Basin, Uganda - 1 records
• Northern Uganda & Murchison Falls, Uganda - 1 records
• Central & Lake Victoria Basin, Uganda - 1 records
• Northern Uganda & Murchison Falls, Uganda - 1 records
• Northern Uganda & Murchison Falls, Uganda - 1 records
• Central & Lake Victoria Basin, Uganda - 1 records
• Central & Lake Victoria Basin, Uganda - 1 records
• Central & Lake Victoria Basin, Uganda - 1 records
• Central & Lake Victoria Basin, Uganda - 1 records
• Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 1 records
• Tuli Block & Eastern Borderlands, Botswana - 1 records
• Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 1 records
• Tuli Block & Eastern Borderlands, Botswana - 1 records
• Tuli Block & Eastern Borderlands, Botswana - 1 records
• Tuli Block & Eastern Borderlands, Botswana - 1 records
• Tuli Block & Eastern Borderlands, Botswana - 1 records
• Tuli Block & Eastern Borderlands, Botswana - 1 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 1 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 1 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 1 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 1 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 1 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 1 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 1 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 1 records
• Tuli Block & Eastern Borderlands, Botswana - 1 records
• Tuli Block & Eastern Borderlands, Botswana - 1 records
• Tuli Block & Eastern Borderlands, Botswana - 1 records
• Tuli Block & Eastern Borderlands, Botswana - 1 records
• Southern Malawi & Shire Valley, Malawi - 1 records
• Southern Lake Malawi & Rift Valley, Malawi - 1 records
• Southern Coastal & Maputo Bay, Mozambique - 1 records
• Great Limpopo Transfrontier Area, Mozambique - 1 records
• Southern Coastal & Maputo Bay, Mozambique - 1 records
• Great Limpopo Transfrontier Area, Mozambique - 1 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 1 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 1 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 1 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 1 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 1 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 1 records
• Eastern Cape Safaris, South Africa - 1 records
• KwaZulu-Natal Bush & Coast, South Africa - 1 records
• Western Cape & Garden Route, South Africa - 1 records
• KwaZulu-Natal Bush & Coast, South Africa - 1 records
• North West & Central Bushveld, South Africa - 1 records
• Western Cape & Garden Route, South Africa - 1 records
• Western Cape & Garden Route, South Africa - 1 records
• Greater Kruger & Mpumalanga Lowveld, South Africa - 1 records
• North West & Central Bushveld, South Africa - 1 records
• North West & Central Bushveld, South Africa - 1 records
• Greater Kruger & Mpumalanga Lowveld, South Africa - 1 records
• KwaZulu-Natal Bush & Coast, South Africa - 1 records
• North West & Central Bushveld, South Africa - 1 records
• Greater Kruger & Mpumalanga Lowveld, South Africa - 1 records
• Western Cape & Garden Route, South Africa - 1 records
• Western Cape & Garden Route, South Africa - 1 records
• KwaZulu-Natal Bush & Coast, South Africa - 1 records
• Eastern Cape Safaris, South Africa - 1 records
• Western Cape & Garden Route, South Africa - 1 records
• KwaZulu-Natal Bush & Coast, South Africa - 1 records
• Western Cape & Garden Route, South Africa - 1 records
• Greater Kafue & Central Plains, Zambia - 1 records
• Northern Zambia, Zambia - 1 records
• Northern Zambia, Zambia - 1 records
• Western Zambia, Zambia - 1 records
• Western Zambia, Zambia - 1 records
• Eastern Highlands, Zimbabwe - 1 records
• Central Highveld, Zimbabwe - 1 records
• Central Highveld, Zimbabwe - 1 records
• Zambezi Valley & Kariba, Zimbabwe - 1 records
• Eastern Highlands, Zimbabwe - 1 records
• Masvingo & Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe - 1 records
• South-West Coastal & Volcanic, Cameroon - 1 records
• Northern Savanna & Bénoué Basin, Cameroon - 1 records
• Central Rainforest & Plateau, Cameroon - 1 records
• South-West Coastal & Volcanic, Cameroon - 1 records
• South-West Coastal & Volcanic, Cameroon - 1 records
• Greater Banjul & Coastal Region, Gambia - 1 records
• Greater Banjul & Coastal Region, Gambia - 1 records
• Western Riverine & Transition Zone, Gambia - 1 records
• Western Riverine & Transition Zone, Gambia - 1 records
• Western Riverine & Transition Zone, Gambia - 1 records
• Western Riverine & Transition Zone, Gambia - 1 records
• Greater Banjul & Coastal Region, Gambia - 1 records
• Western Riverine & Transition Zone, Gambia - 1 records
• Western Riverine & Transition Zone, Gambia - 1 records
• Western Riverine & Transition Zone, Gambia - 1 records
• Western Riverine & Transition Zone, Gambia - 1 records
• Greater Banjul & Coastal Region, Gambia - 1 records
• Greater Banjul & Coastal Region, Gambia - 1 records
• Greater Banjul & Coastal Region, Gambia - 1 records
• Greater Banjul & Coastal Region, Gambia - 1 records
• Greater Banjul & Coastal Region, Gambia - 1 records
• Western Rainforests & Coastal Reserves, Ghana - 1 records
• Eastern Forest & Atewa Highlands, Ghana - 1 records
• Eastern Forest & Atewa Highlands, Ghana - 1 records
• Western Rainforests & Coastal Reserves, Ghana - 1 records
• Eastern Forest & Atewa Highlands, Ghana - 1 records
• Saloum Delta & Southern Coast, Senegal - 1 records
• Saloum Delta & Southern Coast, Senegal - 1 records
• Saloum Delta & Southern Coast, Senegal - 1 records
• Saloum Delta & Southern Coast, Senegal - 1 records
• Southeastern Senegal & Niokolo-Koba, Senegal - 1 records
• Saloum Delta & Southern Coast, Senegal - 1 records
• Saloum Delta & Southern Coast, Senegal - 1 records
• Southeastern Senegal & Niokolo-Koba, Senegal - 1 records
• Saloum Delta & Southern Coast, Senegal - 1 records