Malagasy kingfisher

Malagasy kingfisher
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Alcedinidae
Genus: Alcedo
Species: Alcedo vintsioides
Binomial name
Alcedo vintsioides
Eydoux & Gervais, 1836
Synonyms
  • Corythornis vintsioides
  • Alcedo cristata vintsioides[2]

The Malagasy kingfisher or Madagascar kingfisher (Alcedo vintsioides and previously categorised as Corythornis vintsioides) is a species of bird in the Alcedinidae family that is found in Madagascar, and Mayotte (Comoros). Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

It is closely related to the malachite kingfisher (Corythornis cristatus) which is widely distributed in mainland Africa.

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References

  1. ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Alcedo vintsioides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. ↑ "Madagascar Kingfisher (Alcedo vintsioides) Eydoux & Gervais, 1836". Retrieved December 21, 2012.
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