Crested Kingfisher (Megaceryle lugubris)
About the Crested Kingfisher
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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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 17 recordings for this species: 5 CC BY-NC-SA · 2 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in China, India, Thailand in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyonrecording
- Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquatarecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.