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Crested Kingfisher

Megaceryle lugubris
Family
Kingfishers
Order
Coraciiformes
Codes
crekin1, CRKI
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCoraciiformes
FamilyKingfishers (Alcedinidae)
SpeciesMegaceryle lugubris
Codescrekin1, CRKI
Identification

The Crested Kingfisher (Megaceryle lugubris) is a member of the Kingfishers family within the order Coraciiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code crekin1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Blue-eared Kingfisher
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Crested Kingfisher photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Megaceryle lugubris

Family: Kingfishers

Order: Coraciiformes

eBird Code: crekin1