Species
Least ConcernSpecies
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCoraciiformes
- FamilyAlcedinidae
Habitatfreshwater
via IUCN
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Megaceryle
- Mass
- +288
- Image
- Wiki-yamasemi-mesu, crop.jpg
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The crested kingfisher (Megaceryle lugubris) is a very large kingfisher that is native to parts of southern Asia. It is part of the kingfisher genus Megaceryle with three other species: the giant kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima), the ringed kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata), and the belted kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) with which it forms a species complex.
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