Malachite Kingfisher
Corythornis cristatus(Pallas, PS, 1764)
English (US) Malachite Kingfisher
The Malachite Kingfisher (Corythornis cristatus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Alcedinidae (Kingfishers) in the order Coraciiformes.
- Scientific name
- Corythornis cristatus
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Malachite Kingfisher
- Described by
- (Pallas, PS, 1764)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Corythornis cristatus galeritus
- Corythornis cristatus nais
- Corythornis cristatus thomensis
- Corythornis cristatus cristatus
- Corythornis cristatus stuartkeithi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Alcedo cristata
- Described by
- (Pallas, PS, 1764)
- Type locality
- Cape of Good Hope.
- Original description
- Adumbratiunculæ. Avium variarum praecedenti elencho insertarum, sed quæ in Systemate Naturæ Illustr. Linnæi nondum extant p.1 no.55
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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