Giant Kingfisher - Megaceryle maxima

Martin-pêcheur géant

Giant Kingfisher female adult, identification

  • identification
  • adult
  • Martín gigante africano
  • pica-peixe-gigante
  • Riesenfischer
  • Megaceryle maxima
  • Coraciiformes

The species

Classification

Order  : Coraciiformes
Family : Alcedinidae
Species : Giant Kingfisher

Geographic range by countries


specie's pictures


all the pictures

The picture

O.Net ref. : paba132378
Author :
chemin-des-plumes.
Gender : ♀
Plumage : adult

Shooting

date : 2012 Dec
Country : Senegal (sg)
Region : Fatick
Place : Toubakouta Toubakouta
Lat. : 13° 46' 41'' North
Lng. : 16° 28' 41'' West

Exif Data [+] [-]



Model : Canon EOS-1D X

Exposure : 1/200 s

aperture : 6.3


Focal length : 560 mm


Iso : 1000


Flash : no