Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Corythornis [cristatus or vintsioides] (sensu lato) by some authors

Your sightings

Related taxa

Alternative arrangements:  1  2  3  4  5  6 

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Madagaskarvisvanger
Bulgarian: Мадагаскарско земеродно рибарче
Bengali: ভাদাগাকামযয ভাছযাঙা
Bengali (transliteration): mādāgāskārēra mācharāṅā*
Catalan: Blauet de Madagascar
Czech: ledňáček chocholatý, Lednácek krátkozobý
Danish: Madagaskarisfugl
German: Madagaskarzwergfischer, Madagaskar-Zwergfischer, Malegassenzwergfischer, Schwarzschnabel-Zwergfischer
English: Diademed Kingfisher, Madagascan Kingfisher, Madagascar Kingfisher, Madagascar Malachite Kingfisher, Madagascar Malachite-Kingfisher, Malachite Kingfisher, Malagasy Kingfisher
[ENAV]: Malagasy Kingfisher
English, HBW: Madagascar Kingfisher
English (IOC): Malagasy Kingfisher
English (United States): Malagasy Kingfisher
Esperanto: Malagasa alciono
Spanish: Martín Pescador Malgache
Spanish (Spain): Martín pescador malgache
Spanish (HBW): Malagasy Kingfisher
Estonian: madagaskari tutt-jäälind
Finnish: Madagaskarinkalastaja
French: Martin-pêcheur malachite, Martin-pêcheur malgache, Martin-pêcheur vintsi
French (Guyane): Martin-pêcheur vintsi
Croatian: madagaskarski vodomar
Hungarian: madagaszkári jégmadár
Italian: Martin pescatore malachite del Madagascar, Martin pescatore malgascio
Japanese (romaji): kanmurikawasemi, madagasukarukanmurikawasemi
Japanese: カンムリカワセミ, マダガスカルカンムリカワセミ
Scientific: Alcedo cristata vintsioides, Alcedo vintsioides, Alcedo vintsioides vintsioides, Corythornis vintsioides, Corythornis vintsioides vintsioides
Lithuanian: Madagaskarinis tulžys
Malagasy: famakiakora, Litotsy, Vintsirano, Vintsy
Dutch: Zwartsnavelijsvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Madagaskarisfugl
Norwegian: Madagaskarisfugl
Polish: zimorodek czarnodzioby
Portuguese: pica-peixinho-malgaxe
Portuguese (Portugal): guarda-rios-malgaxe
Russian: Мадагаскарский зимородок, Черноклювый зимородок
Slovak: rybárik čiernozobý
Slovenian: madagaskarski vodomec
Serbian: Madagaskarski plavi patuljasti vodomar
Swedish: Madagaskarkungsfiskare
Turkish: Madagaskar tepeli yalıçapkını
Ukrainian: Рибалочка малагасійський
Chinese: 马岛翠鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 馬達加斯加翠鳥