Waterbirds
Least Concern
Quick Facts
Mass0.288 kg
Facts sourced from Wikidata (CC0).
The crested kingfisher 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, the ringed kingfisher, and the belted kingfisher with which it forms a species complex.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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