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 Murchison Falls National Park
Gray-headed Kingfisher
Halcyon leucocephala
Pied Kingfisher
Ceryle rudis
Malachite Kingfisher
Corythornis cristatus
Striped Kingfisher
Halcyon chelicuti
African Pygmy-Kingfisher
Ispidina picta
Woodland Kingfisher
Halcyon senegalensis
Blue-breasted Kingfisher
Halcyon malimbica
Chocolate-backed Kingfisher
Halcyon badia
Shining-blue Kingfisher
Alcedo quadribrachys
African Dwarf Kingfisher
Ispidina lecontei
Red-throated Bee-eater
Merops bulocki
Northern Carmine Bee-eater
Merops nubicus
📅 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 Murchison Falls National Park?
About 27% of visitor-days record a Giant Kingfisher sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 271 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Giant Kingfisher in Murchison Falls National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Giant Kingfisher in Murchison Falls National Park in our monthly data.