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)
Closest Relatives at Garden Route National Park
Pied Kingfisher
Ceryle rudis
Brown-hooded Kingfisher
Halcyon albiventris
Malachite Kingfisher
Corythornis cristatus
Half-collared Kingfisher
Alcedo semitorquata
White-fronted Bee-eater
Merops bullockoides
Rufous-crowned Roller
Coracias naevius
European Roller
Coracias garrulus
European Bee-eater
Merops apiaster
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Giant Kingfisher in Garden Route National Park?
About 14% of visitor-days record a Giant Kingfisher sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 137 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Giant Kingfisher in Garden Route National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Giant Kingfisher in Garden Route National Park in our monthly data.