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Malachite Kingfisher
Corythornis cristatus (Pallas, PS 1764)
The malachite kingfisher is a river kingfisher which is widely distributed in Africa south of the Sahara. It is largely resident except for seasonal climate-related movements. Source: Wikipedia
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Coraciiformes
Family:
Alcedinidae
Genus:
Corythornis
Scientific:
Corythornis cristatus
Classification
Order:Coraciiformes
Family:
Alcedinidae
Genus:
Corythornis
Scientific:
Corythornis cristatus
Original description
Citation:
(Pallas, PS 1764)
Reference:
Adumbr., in Bered. Cat. Vog. Dier. [Vroeg]
Protonym:
Alcedo cristata
Type locality:
Cape of Good Hope.
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
12EA0D5AC3AE4B91
Avibase ID:
avibase-12EA0D5A
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/12EA0D5A
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554558
Geographic range:
- Corythornis cristatus cristatus: southern Angola, southwestern Zambia, and Limpopo River southward to Cape Province
- Corythornis cristatus longirostris: northern Namibia and southern Angola to northwestern Zimbabwe and southwestern Zambia
- Corythornis cristatus [galeritus, cyanostigma or stuartkeithi]: sub-Saharan Africa southward to Limpopo River and Mozambique
Source: Clements checklist
Malachite Kingfisher
Catalan:
Blauet malaquita
Danish:
Malakitisfugl
German:
Haubenzwergfischer
Spanish:
Martín pescador malaquita
Finnish:
malakiittikalastaja
French:
Martin-pêcheur huppé
Hungarian:
malachit jégmadár
Italian:
Martin pescatore malachite
Japanese (romaji):
kammurikawasemi
Lithuanian:
Malachitinis tulžys
Portuguese:
Pica-peixe-de-poupa
Ukrainian:
Рибалочка діадемовий
Chinese:
冠翠鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
冠翠鳥
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Malachite Kingfisher ( Alcedo cristata) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Malachite Kingfisher ( Alcedo cristata) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Malachite Kingfisher ( Alcedo cristata) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Malachite Kingfisher ( Alcedo cristata) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Malachite Kingfisher ( Alcedo cristata) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Malachite Kingfisher ( Alcedo cristata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Malachite Kingfisher ( Corythornis cristatus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Malachite Kingfisher ( Corythornis cristatus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Malachite Kingfisher ( Corythornis cristatus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Malachite Kingfisher ( Alcedo cristata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Malachite Kingfisher ( Alcedo cristata) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Malachite Kingfisher ( Corythornis cristatus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Malachite Kingfisher ( Corythornis cristatus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Malachite Kingfisher ( Corythornis cristatus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Malachite Kingfisher ( Corythornis cristatus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Malachite Kingfisher ( Corythornis cristatus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Malachite Kingfisher ( Corythornis cristatus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Malachite Kingfisher ( Alcedo cristata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Malachite Kingfisher ( Alcedo cristata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Malachite Kingfisher ( Alcedo cristata) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Malachite Kingfisher ( Corythornis cristatus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Malachite Kingfisher ( Corythornis cristatus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Malachite Kingfisher ( Corythornis cristatus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Malachite Kingfisher ( Corythornis cristatus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Malachite Kingfisher ( Corythornis cristatus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Malachite Kingfisher ( Corythornis cristatus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Malachite Kingfisher ( Corythornis cristatus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Malachite Kingfisher ( Corythornis cristatus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Malachite Kingfisher ( Corythornis cristatus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Malachite Kingfisher ( Corythornis cristatus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Malachite Kingfisher ( Corythornis cristatus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Malachite Kingfisher ( Corythornis cristatus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Malachite Kingfisher ( Corythornis cristatus) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Martin-pêcheur huppé ( Alcedo cristata) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Malachite Kingfisher ( Alcedo cristata) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Malachite Kingfisher (Mainland) ( Corythornis cristatus [cristatus Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Malachite Kingfisher (Mainland) ( Corythornis cristatus [cristatus Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Malachite Kingfisher (Mainland) ( Corythornis cristatus [cristatus Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Malachite Kingfisher (Mainland) ( Corythornis cristatus [cristatus Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Malachite Kingfisher (Mainland) ( Corythornis cristatus [cristatus Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Malachite Kingfisher (Mainland) ( Corythornis cristatus [cristatus Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Malachite Kingfisher (Mainland) ( Corythornis cristatus [cristatus Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Malachite Kingfisher (Mainland) ( Corythornis cristatus [cristatus Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Malachite Kingfisher (Mainland) ( Corythornis cristatus [cristatus Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Malachite Kingfisher (Mainland) ( Corythornis cristatus [cristatus Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Malachite Kingfisher (Mainland) ( Corythornis cristatus [cristatus Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Malachite Kingfisher (Mainland) ( Corythornis cristatus [cristatus Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Malachite Kingfisher (Mainland) ( Corythornis cristatus [cristatus Group]) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Malachite Kingfisher ( Alcedo cristata) [version 3] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Malachite Kingfisher ( Corythornis cristatus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Malachite Kingfisher ( Corythornis cristatus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Malachite Kingfisher ( Corythornis cristatus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Malachite Kingfisher ( Corythornis cristatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Malachite Kingfisher ( Alcedo cristata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Malachite Kingfisher ( Alcedo cristata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Malachite Kingfisher ( Alcedo cristata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Malachite Kingfisher ( Alcedo cristata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Malachite Kingfisher ( Alcedo cristata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Malachite Kingfisher ( Alcedo cristata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Malachite Kingfisher ( Alcedo cristata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Malachite Kingfisher ( Alcedo cristata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Malachite Kingfisher ( Alcedo cristata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Malachite Kingfisher ( Alcedo cristata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Malachite Kingfisher ( Alcedo cristata) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Malachite Kingfisher ( Corythornis cristatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Malachite Kingfisher ( Corythornis cristatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Malachite Kingfisher ( Corythornis cristatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Malachite Kingfisher ( Corythornis cristatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Malachite Kingfisher ( Corythornis cristatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Malachite Kingfisher ( Corythornis cristatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Malachite Kingfisher ( Corythornis cristatus) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Malachite Kingfisher ( Corythornis cristatus) [version 3] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Malachite Kingfisher ( Corythornis cristata) [version 2] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Malachite Kingfisher ( Alcedo cristata) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Malachite Kingfisher ( Alcedo cristata) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Malachite Kingfisher ( Alcedo cristata) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Corythornis cristatus [version 3] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Corythornis [cristatus or thomensis]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Kuifkopvisvanger, Kuifkopvisvanger (Vasteland)
Catalan: Blauet malaquita
Czech: Lednácek malachitový, ledňáček modropláštíkový, ledňáček modropláštíkový [skupina cristatus]
Danish: Malakitisfugl
German: Haubenzwergfischer, Haubenzwergfischer [cristatus-Gruppe], Malachiteisvogel, St.-Thomas-Zwerg
English: African Malachite-Kingfisher, Diademed Kingfisher, Malachite Kingfisher, Malachite Kingfisher (Mainland)
English, HBW: Malachite Kingfisher
English (IOC): Malachite Kingfisher (Mainland)
English (Kenya): Malachite Kingfisher
English (United States): Malachite Kingfisher (Mainland)
Esperanto: Malakitkresta alciono
Spanish: Martín Pescador Malaquita, Martín Pescador Malaquita (grupo cristatus), Martín Pescador Verde
Spanish (Spain): Martín Pescador Malaquita, Martín pescador malaquita (grupo cristatus), Martín Pescador Malaquita [cristatus Group]
Spanish (HBW): Malachite Kingfisher (Mainland)
Estonian: tutt-jäälind
Finnish: Malakiittikalastaja
French: Martin-pêcheur huppé, Martin-pêcheur huppé (cristatus), Martin-pêcheur huppé (nominal), Martin-pêcheur huppé [cristatus], Petit Martin-pêcheur huppé
Hungarian: malachit jégmadár
Icelandic: Húfuþyrill [cristatus hópur]
Italian: Martin pescatore malachite
Japanese (romaji): kammurikawasemi, kanmurikawasemi, kanmurikawasemi (cristatus guru-pu)
Japanese: カッムリカウァセミ, カンムリカワセミ, カンムリカワセミ (cristatus グループ), カンムリカワセミ（cristatus グループ）
Scientific: Alcedo cristata, Alcedo cristata cristata, Corythornis cristata, Corythornis cristatus, Corythornis cristatus [cristatus Group], Corythornis cristatus cristatus
Lithuanian: Malachitinis tulžys
Latvian: malahīta dzenītis
Dutch: Kleine Gekuifde Ijsvogel, Malachietijsvogel, Malachietijsvogel (cristatus groep)
Norwegian: Tiaraisfugl, tiaraisfugl (cristatus gr.)
Polish: Zimorodek czarnodzioby, zimorodek malachitowy, zimorodek malachitowy [gr. cristatus]
Portuguese: Pica-peixe-de-poupa
Portuguese (Portugal): guarda-rios-de-poupa [grupo cristatus], Pica-peixinho-de-poupa, Pica-peixinho-de-poupa [grupo cristatus]
Russian: Малахитовый зимородок, Малахитовый зимородок [группа cristatus]
Slovak: Rybárik chochlatý, rybárik chochlatý (skup.)
Slovenian: čopasti vodomec
Shona: Chinderera
Serbian: Malahitski vodomar, Malahitski vodomar [cristatus grupa]
Siswant: Sipholoti
Sotho, Southern: Seinoli
Swedish: Malakitkungsfiskare, malakitkungsfiskare [cristatus Group], malakitkungsfiskare [gruppen cristatus]
Swahili: Kizamiadagaa
Tswana: Mmatlhapi
Turkish: Tepeli Yalıçapkını, Tepeli Yalıçapkını [cristatus Grubu]
Tsonga: Tshololwana
Tatar: бүрекле яр чыпчыгы
Ukrainian: Рибалочка діадемовий
Xhosa: Isaxwila
Chinese: 冠翠鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 冠翠鳥
Zulu: iNhlunuyamanzi
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