Malagasy Kingfisher - BirdForum Opus

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Photo by James Williams
Tsiribihina River, Madagascar, June 2007

Alternative names: Madagascar Kingfisher; Madagascan Kingfisher

Corythornis vintsioides

Alcedo vintsioides

Identification

Very similar to Malachite Kingfisher but differs by being rather duller orange beneath, slightly duller blue on the back, having green in the crest and having a bill that is largely dark.

Distribution

Madagascar and Comoro Islands.

Taxonomy

Photo by peterday
Vakona Forest Lodge, Madagascar, November 2016

Two subspecies recognized:

• C. v. vintsioides in Madagascar
• C. v. johannae on the Comoro Islands

Sometimes considered conspecific with Malachite Kingfisher.

Habitat

Tropical mangrove forest.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2012. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Malagasy Kingfisher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Malagasy_Kingfisher

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