Wildlifeof Thailand
Crested Kingfisher
Alcedinidae
Photo: (c) Jagdish Singh Negi, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY 4.0 (May be cropped or resized)
Megaceryle lugubris
Basic stats
Diet
Fish
Habitat
Clear rivers and mountain streams
Range
Himalayas to East and Southeast Asia
This huge shaggy-crested black-and-white kingfisher watches clear mountain rivers from rocks before plunging powerfully for fish (Wikipedia, general species account). It is Nationally Endangered (Thailand Red Data 2025).
Quick answers
- What does the Crested Kingfisher eat?
- Fish
- What habitat does the Crested Kingfisher live in?
- Clear rivers and mountain streams
- Where is the Crested Kingfisher found?
- Himalayas to East and Southeast Asia