Go Birding
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.
Go Birding
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.
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Here year-round
A resident species, so no month is the wrong month. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 1,684 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Mpumalanga and beyond
Provinces where Giant Kingfisher is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
1,688 records, iNaturalist
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