Corythornis vintsioides

species of bird

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Within Vinony's link graph, Corythornis vintsioides is referenced by 13 other articles, and connects out to binomial nomenclature, Alcedinidae and subspecies.

Vinony files it under Birds described in 1836, Birds of Madagascar and Birds of Mayotte.

Its subject is documented across 28 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

SPECIES

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCoraciiformes
FamilyAlcedinidae

Observations recorded7,435

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 15
With media: 8
Family: Alcedinidae
Collections: MNHN, CLO
Recorded in: Madagascar

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Bird sounds

alarm call, call· Madagascar· quality A
call· Madagascar· quality A
alarm call, call· Madagascar· quality A
alarm call, call· Madagascar· quality B

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Corythornis
Mass: 18
Image: Alcedo vintsioides.jpg

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taxon name: Corythornis vintsioides
taxon rank: species
taxon common name: madagaskarski vodomar
IUCN conservation status: Least Concern
Commons category: Corythornis vintsioides
Commons gallery: Corythornis vintsioides
litter size: 4.2
taxon range: Africa

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Encyclopedic overview

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

The Malagasy kingfisher was formally described by the French naturalists Joseph Eydoux and Paul Gervais in 1836 and given the binomial name Alcedo vintsioides. It is closely related to the malachite kingfisher (Corythornis cristatus) which is widely distributed in mainland Africa. It is one of only two kingfishers that occur in Madagascar. The other is the Madagascar pygmy kingfisher (Corythornis madagascariensis).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Corythornis vintsioides” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.