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Giant Kingfisher

Megaceryle maxima
Family
Kingfishers
Order
Coraciiformes
Codes
giakin3, GIKI
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCoraciiformes
FamilyKingfishers (Alcedinidae)
SpeciesMegaceryle maxima
Codesgiakin3, GIKI
Identification

The Giant Kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima) 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 giakin3 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Giant Kingfisher photo
(c) Ian White, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Megaceryle maxima

Family: Kingfishers

Order: Coraciiformes

eBird Code: giakin3