Giant Kingfisher

Megaceryle maxima (Pallas, 1769) — also called GIKI. Occurrence records of the Giant Kingfisher are shared on GBIF from around 96 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Garden Route National Park (1 596 records), in 9 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernAlcedinidae

96reserves with records

6 204records around them

9provinces

LCIUCN category

Giant Kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima) — Photo: derivative work: Snowmanradio ( talk ) Megaceryle_maxima_-Zimbabwe-8.jpg : Brian Gratwicke · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Garden Route National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	1 596
East London Coast Nature ReserveProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	489
UKhahlamba / Drakensberg ParkProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	452
Wilderness National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	269
Umdoni Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	248
Elephant Sanctuary HartbeespoortWildlife sanctuary	NW North West	196
Monkey SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	NW North West	196
Trafalgar Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	181
Nkomba Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	138
Tsitsikamma Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	EC Eastern Cape	131
Tsitsikamma National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	130
Boland Mountain ComplexProtected area	WC Western Cape	127
Jan Marias Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	122
SabieparkNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	117
Jock's BayNature reserve	WC Western Cape	93
Steenbok Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	89
Albert Falls Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	86
Kosi BayNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	84
Keurboomsrivier NatuurreservaatNature reserve	WC Western Cape	82
Nahoon Estuary Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	79
Vredenheim Big Cats ParkWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	79
Idube Game ReservePrivate game reserve	MP Mpumalanga	79
Dassie TrailNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	78
Plettenberg Bay Game ReservePrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	53
Letaba Ranch Provincial ParkNature reserve	LP Limpopo	52
Loskop Dam Nature ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	51
Featherbed Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	51
Mala Mala Game ReserveGame reserve	MP Mpumalanga	48
Modjadji Nature ReserveProtected area	LP Limpopo	46
Ceres Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	39
Jonkershoek Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	39
Mzimkulwana Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	34
Witzieshoek NaturellereserweNature reserve	FS Free State	33
George Wildlife ParkWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	31
Londolozi Game ReservePrivate game reserve	MP Mpumalanga	30
Pipeline Coastal ParkNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	27
eMalahleni Nature ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	27
Lourie Dam Local Authority Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	25
Sabi Sands Game ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	24
Palmiet Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	21
Kabeljous Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	19
White River Nature ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	18
Zebra Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	17
Ratombo Nature ReserveNature reserve	LP Limpopo	16
Sodwana Bay National ParkNational park	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	16
Nwanedi Provincial ParkNature reserve	LP Limpopo	16
Mountainlands Nature ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	14
River Valley Nature ReserveGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	13
Modderfontein ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	12
Giant's Castle Game ReserveGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	12
Huisklip Local Authority Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	12
Assegaaibosch Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	12
Mkhambathi Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	11
Bezhoek Private Nature ReservePrivate game reserve	MP Mpumalanga	11
Dlangala Wildlife SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	11
Lotheni Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	10
De Onderstepoort Private Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	10
Vogelgat Private Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	9
Doornkop Fish and Wildlife ReserveGame reserve	MP Mpumalanga	9
Kowie Local Authority Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	9

and 36 more reserves with fewer records.

By province

KwaZulu-Natal: 24 reserves
Eastern Cape: 19 reserves
Western Cape: 18 reserves
Mpumalanga: 14 reserves
Limpopo: 9 reserves
Free State: 5 reserves
Gauteng: 4 reserves
North West: 2 reserves
Northern Cape: 1 reserve

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Alcedinidae
Scientific name: Megaceryle maxima
GBIF taxon: 2475463
Wikidata: Q731910

More of the Alcedinidae family

Brown-hooded Kingfisher Pied Kingfisher Malachite Kingfisher Woodland Kingfisher Striped Kingfisher Half-collared Kingfisher African Pygmy Kingfisher Grey-headed Kingfisher

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.