Giant Kingfisher

Male Giant Kingfisher ( Megaceryle maxima)

The Giant Kingfisher ( Megaceryle maxima) is the largest kingfisher in Africa; of the distinctive in their area of ​​origin type two subspecies ( Megaceryle maxima maxima maxima and Megaceryle gigantea ) are described.

Features

The Giant Kingfisher is one of the larger kingfishers and reached a size of 46 cm. Head and wing tops are mottled gray-white. The male has a rust-colored stain on the neck. The female has a rust-brown breast. Your wing undersides are colored rusty brown in the front area.

Occurrence

The distribution area of the giant fisherman is in sub-Saharan Africa. It ranges from Senegal and Ethiopia in the north to South Africa in the south. He lives in rivers and waters with low stand hunting ways to hunt for fish, crabs and amphibians.