Location
Chobe River, Right Bank
Botswana
Metadata
Make Canon EOS 7D
Lens Canon EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
at 600 mm
Exposure 1/640 s, f/8, ISO 400
Image size 800 x 534 pixels
IOC Names
Order Coraciiformes Family Alcedinidae
Deutsch Riesenfischer Dutch Afrikaanse Reuzenijsvogel
Italian Martin pescatore gigante Spanish Martín Gigante Africano
Comments
Giant Kingfishers are the largest kingfishers in Africa, where they cannot be confused with any other. Males have a rufous band in the breast, whereas females have it in the belly.
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| 20/08/2011 |
Giant Kingfisher male |
Micheline JACQUEMIN
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