Where does the Giant Kingfisher live?

Megaceryle maxima has 105,699 records in 41 countries and territories, from 1862 to 2026. Most records come from South Africa.

• 105,699 records
• 41 places
• 102 years recorded
• Aves class

When it is recorded

Peak month: November. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where it is recorded

Showing the top 40 of 41 places.

Related animals

Others in the family Alcedinidae.

Belted Kingfisher

7,044,880 records

Common Kingfisher

2,586,380 records

White-throated Kingfisher

1,363,084 records

Laughing Kookaburra

1,326,925 records

Sacred Kingfisher

567,584 records

Pied Kingfisher

538,605 records

Ringed Kingfisher

493,135 records

Brown-hooded Kingfisher

223,484 records