Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Corythornis [cristatus, vintsioides, thomensis or nais]

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Kuifkopvisvanger
Belarusian: Малахитавы зімародак
Bulgarian: Качулато рибарче
Catalan: Blauet crestat, Blauet malaquita
Czech: Lednácek malachitový, Ledňáček malachitový, ledňáček modropláštíkový
Welsh: Pysgotwr malacit
Danish: Malakitisfugl
German: Haubenzwergfischer
English: African Malachite Kingfisher, Malachite Kingfisher, Malachite, Sao Tome or Principe Kingfisher
English, HBW: Malachite/Sao Tome/Principe Kingfisher
English (IOC): Malachite Kingfisher
English (Kenya): Malachite Kingfisher
English (United States): Malachite Kingfisher
Esperanto: Malakita alciono
Spanish: Martín Pescador Malaquita, Martín Pescador Verde
Spanish (Spain): Martín Pescador Malaquita
Spanish (HBW): Malachite Kingfisher
Estonian: tutt-jäälind
Finnish: Malakiittikalastaja
French: Martin-pêcheur huppé, Martin-pêcheur huppé, M.-p. de Sao Tomé ou M.-p. de Principé
Frisian: Malachietiisfûgel
Irish: Cruidín malaicíte
Galician: Picapeixe de capelo
Croatian: krunati vodomar
Hungarian: malachit jégmadár
Icelandic: Húfuþyrill
Italian: Martin pescatore malachite
Japanese (romaji): kammurikawasemi, kanmurikawasemi
Japanese: カンムリカワセミ
Scientific: Alcedo [cristata, thomensis or nais], Alcedo cristata, Alcedo cristata cristata, Corythornis [cristatus, thomensis or nais], Corythornis cristatus, Corythornis cristatus cristatus
Lithuanian: Malachitinis tulžys
Latvian: malahīta dzenītis
Dutch: Kleine Gekuifde Ijsvogel, Malachietijsvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Tiaraisfugl
Norwegian: Tiaraisfugl
Polish: Zimodorek malachitowy, zimorodek malachitowy
Portuguese: Pica-peixe-de-poupa
Portuguese (Portugal): guarda-rios-de-poupa, Pica-peixinho-de-poupa
Rhaeto-Romance: Pestgaderin malachit
Romanian: Pescăraş malahit
Russian: Малахитовый зимородок
Slovak: Rybárik chochlatý
Slovenian: čopasti vodomec
Shona: Chinderera
Serbian: Malahitski vodomar
Siswant: Sipholoti
Sotho, Southern: Seinoli
Swedish: Malakitkungsfiskare
Swahili: Kizamiadagaa
Tswana: Mmatlhapi
Turkish: Tepeli Yalıçapkını
Tsonga: Tshololwana
Ukrainian: Рибалочка діадемовий
Xhosa: Isaxwila
Chinese: 冠翠鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 冠翠鳥
Zulu: iNhlunuyamanzi