Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus Scientific name definitions
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
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Afrikaans | Kuifkopvisvanger |
Catalan | blauet malaquita |
Czech | ledňáček modropláštíkový |
Dutch | Malachietijsvogel |
English | Malachite Kingfisher |
English (United States) | Malachite Kingfisher |
French | Martin-pêcheur huppé |
French (France) | Martin-pêcheur huppé |
German | Haubenzwergfischer |
Icelandic | Húfuþyrill |
Japanese | カンムリカワセミ |
Norwegian | tiaraisfugl |
Polish | zimorodek malachitowy |
Portuguese (Angola) | Pica-peixe-de-poupa |
Portuguese (Portugal) | Pica-peixinho-de-poupa |
Russian | Малахитовый зимородок |
Serbian | Malahitski vodomar |
Slovak | rybárik chochlatý |
Spanish | Martín Pescador Malaquita |
Spanish (Spain) | Martín pescador malaquita |
Swedish | malakitkungsfiskare |
Turkish | Tepeli Yalıçapkını |
Ukrainian | Рибалочка діадемовий |
Corythornis cristatus (Pallas, 1764)
Definitions
- CORYTHORNIS
- cristatum / cristatus
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Introduction
This iconic and breathtakingly beautiful kingfisher is a common and widely distributed species of sub-Saharan Africa and includes two insular subspecies—the Sao Tome Kingfisher (C. c. thomensis) and Principe Kingfisher (C. c. nais)—treated by some authorities as separate species. With its striking colors, violet-blue above and orange below, a large red bill and legs, and a blue crown with black barring, it would seem difficult to miss, but it can be somewhat unobtrusive. The Malachite Kingfisher typically inhabits fresh water systems—slow-flowing rivers, lagoons, and marshes—in open areas, where it dives from a low perch to capture small fish or crustaceans, but will also take frogs and insect larvae. Some populations are suspected to be partially migratory.