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Megaceryle maxima Giant Kingfisher
Species information
| Latin | Megaceryle maxima |
| English | Giant Kingfisher |
| Breeding region | AF |
| Breeding subregion | widespread |
Stamps in my collection 1
| Year | Country | Michet no. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Liberia | Mi 453A |
All stamps with this species 23
| Year | Country | Michel no. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Angola | Mi 340 | ||
| 1953 | Liberia | Mi 453 | ||
| 1976 | Swaziland | Mi 244 | ||
| 1978 | Botswana | Mi 207 | ||
| 1981 | Ciskei | Mi 11 | ||
| 1988 | Lesotho | Mi 691 | ||
| 1991 | Lesotho | Mi 691D | ||
| 1992 | Gabon | Mi 1131 | ||
| 1992 | Gabon | Mi 1131 | ||
| 1996 | Liberia | Mi 1797 | ||
| 2001 | Guinea | Mi 3231 | ||
| 2005 | Zimbabwe | Mi 807 | ||
| 2009 | Comoros | Mi 2184 | ||
| 2011 | Mozambique | |||
| 2011 | Central African Republic | Mi 3005 | ||
| 2011 | Central African Republic | Mi 3027/B713 | ||
| 2013 | Togo | Mi 5328 | ||
| 2013 | Chad | Mi 2634A | ||
| 2013 | Chad | Mi 2634A | ||
| 2013 | Chad | Mi 2634A/B504A | ||
| 2014 | Namibia | Mi 1500 | ||
| 2015 | Sierra Leone | |||
| 2016 | South Africa |
Scientific Information
| Binominal name |
Megaceryle maxima
(Pallas, 1769) |
| IUCN Redlist |  |
| Order | CORACIIFORMES |
| Family | Alcedinidae |
| Genus | Megaceryle |
| Subspecies | 2 subspecies: Megaceryle maxima maxima, Megaceryle maxima gigantea |
Other names
- Giant Kingfisher (en)
- Megaceryle maximus (la) CLEMENTS 6.7
Other languages
- Megaceryle maxima (la)
- Giant Kingfisher (en)
- óriás halkapó (hu)
- 大鱼狗 (cn)
- rybařík velký (cz)
- Kæmpestødfisker (da)
- Afrikaanse Reuzenijsvogel (nl)
- hiid-kuningkalur (es)
- afrikankeisarikalastaja (fi)
- Martin-pêcheur géant (fr)
- Riesenfischer (de)
- Martin pescatore gigante (it)
- オオヤマセミ (jp)
- Kjempeisfugl (no)
- rybaczek wielki (pl)
- Guarda-rios-gigantes (pt)
- Гигантский пегий зимородок (ru)
- rybárec obrovský (sl)
- Martín Gigante Africano (es)
- Jättekungsfiskare (sw)
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