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title: "Crested Kingfisher"
description: "Megaceryle lugubris — Uccelli. The crested kingfisher (Megaceryle lugubris) is a very large kingfisher that is native to parts of southern Asia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/crested-kingfisher
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Crested Kingfisher

> Megaceryle lugubris — Uccelli. The crested kingfisher (Megaceryle lugubris) is a very large kingfisher that is native to parts of southern Asia.

- Scientific name: *Megaceryle lugubris*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi)
- iNaturalist observations: 1046
- Wikidata: [Q371843](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q371843)
- iNaturalist taxon: [2556](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/2556)

## Names

- en: Crested Kingfisher
- de: Haubenfischer
- es: Martin Gigante Asiático
- fr: Martin-pêcheur tacheté
- nl: Chinese reuzenijsvogel
- pl: Rybaczek żałobny

## Countries with the most observations

IN (306), CN (294), JP (61), BT (45), RU (45), TH (29), NP (14), KR (5), MM (4)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crested_kingfisher

## Photo

![Crested Kingfisher](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/crested-kingfisher/medium.jpg)

Photo: Parul · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/399804384

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/crested-kingfisher?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).