crested kingfisher | Megaceryle lugubris‪@RajPhotographyuk19‬

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:[2] the giant kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima), the ringed kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata), and the belted kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) with which it forms a species complex.

Scientific classificationDomain:EukaryotaKingdom:AnimaliaPhylum:ChordataClass:AvesOrder:CoraciiformesFamily:Alcedinidae