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Giant Kingfisher

Megaceryle maxima

Photo by Jared Hersch
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Field Notes

Description:

The Giant Kingfisher is 42–48 cm (16½-18⅞ inches) long, with a large crest and finely spotted white on black upperparts. The male has a chestnut breast band and otherwise white underparts with dark flank barring, and the female has a white-spotted black breast band and chestnut belly.

Habitat:

Riverside

Notes:

This large species feeds on crabs, fish, and frogs, caught in the typical kingfisher way by a dive from a perch.

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