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 →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Kingfisher sighting in Taï National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Taï National Park
Woodland Kingfisher
Halcyon senegalensis
Blue-breasted Kingfisher
Halcyon malimbica
Malachite Kingfisher
Corythornis cristatus
African Dwarf Kingfisher
Ispidina lecontei
Chocolate-backed Kingfisher
Halcyon badia
African Pygmy-Kingfisher
Ispidina picta
Shining-blue Kingfisher
Alcedo quadribrachys
White-bellied Kingfisher
Corythornis leucogaster
Blue-throated Roller
Eurystomus gularis
Whitethroated Bee-eater
Merops albicollis
Black Bee-eater
Merops gularis
Little Bee-eater
Merops pusillus
📅 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 Taï National Park?
About 12% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Kingfisher sighting in Taï National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Giant Kingfisher in Taï National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Giant Kingfisher in Taï National Park in our monthly data.