Friday, 5 January 2024

2-1-2024 LAMIN RICE FIELDS, GAMBIA - GIANT KINGFISHER (Megaceryle maxima ssp maxima)


The Giant kingfisher is Africa’s largest species of kingfisher. It has a large crest and a big straight black beak. Most of its body is covered with black feathers that are tipped with white spots. A male has an orange breast and its belly is white with some black spots. A female’s breast is black and white spotted and the belly is orange, and the difference between them can be remembered by thinking of a male as wearing an orange shirt and a female wearing an orange skirt.

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