Giant Kingfisher / Megaceryle maxima
| Giant Kingfisher bird information | Values |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | LC - Least concern |
| Synonyms | African Giant Kingfisher, Alucan Giant Kingfisher |
| Old latin name for bird | Megaceryle maximus, Ceryle maxima, Alcedo maxima |
| Order | Kingfishers and relatives / Coraciiformes |
| Family | Kingfishers / Alcedinidae |
| Genus | Megaceryle |
| Breeding region | Africa |
| Breeding subregion | widespread |
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Where to see Giant Kingfisher
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Congo
- Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Giant Kingfisher subspecies (2)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Megaceryle maxima gigantea | Liberia to n Angola and w Tanzania and Bioko | - | No |
| Megaceryle maxima maxima | Senegal and Gambia to Ethiopia and s to South Africa | - | No |
Translation
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Reuse Visvanger, Reusevisvanger |
| Catalan | alció gegant africà |
| Chinese | 大鱼狗 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 大魚狗 |
| Croatian | crnoglavi vodomar |
| Czech | Rybarík velký, rybařík velký |
| Danish | Kæmpestødfisker |
| Dutch | Afrikaanse Reuzenijsvogel |
| Esperanto | Giganta alciono |
| Estonian | hiid-kuningkalur |
| Finnish | afrikankeisarikalastaja |
| French | Martin-pêcheur géant, Alcyon géant |
| German | Riesenfischer, Riesen-Fischer |
| Hungarian | óriás halkapó |
| Icelandic | Risaþyrill |
| Italian | Martin pescatore gigante |
| Japanese | オオヤマセミ |
| Lithuanian | Gigantiškasis keršasis tulžys, didysis keršasis tulžys |
| Norwegian | kjempeisfugl, Kjempeisfugl |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Kjempeisfugl |
| Polish | rybaczek wielki |
| Portuguese | pica-peixe-gigante, guarda-rios-gigantes, Guarda rios gigantes, guarda-rios-gigante |
| Russian | Гигантский зимородок, Гигантский пегий зимородок |
| Serbian | Džinovski vodomar |
| Slovak | rybárec obrovský, Rybárik obrovský |
| Slovenian | orjaški pasat |
| Spanish | Martín Pescador Gigante, Martín gigante africano |
| Swahili | Zumbulu, Mkumburu |
| Swedish | jättekungsfiskare |
| Tsonga | Tshololwana |
| Tswana | Mmatlhapi |
| Turkish | Büyük Afrka Yalıçapını, Büyük Afrika Yalıçapkını |
| Ukrainian | рибалочка-чубань африканський |
| Xhosa | Uxomoyi |
| Zulu | isiVuba |