| Giant
Kingfisher |
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Bird Orders |
 |
|
Alternate name |
| Megaceryle maxima |
Scientific name |
| Coraciiformes |
Order |
|
Cerylidae |
Family |
| 42-46 cm
|
Length |
| Coastal lagoons,
estuaries, rivers, streams, dams, lakes, drains & storage tanks. Found in:- Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African
Republic, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Congo, Democratic Rep. of
Congo, Equatorial
Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, [Gulf of Guinea Islands:-
,Bioko] Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe. |
Habitat-Altitude-Range |
| 3 - 5 eggs in
riverside tunnel |
Clutch |
| Lizards, crabs, frogs
and fish. |
Food Diet |
| Feeds by diving
from a perch |
Habits |
| 1148 |
World Number |
Least
Concern |
Status |
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