Malagasy kingfisher

Short description: Species of bird

Malagasy kingfisher

C. v. vintsioides, Parc de Tsarasotra

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Aves
Order:  | Coraciiformes
Family:  | Alcedinidae
Subfamily:  | Alcedininae
Genus:  | Corythornis
Species:  |

C. vintsioides

Binomial name
Corythornis vintsioides

(Eydoux & Gervais, 1836)

Synonyms[2]

* Alcedo vintsioides

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.[3][4] 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).[5]

There are two subspecies:[6]

* C. v. johannae Meinertzhagen, R., 1924 – Comoro Islands
* C. v. vintsioides (Eydoux & Gervais, 1836) – Madagascar

The Malagasy kingfisher is 13 cm (5.1 in) in length with a weight of 16.5 to 22 g (0.58 to 0.78 oz). It has dark blue upperparts, rufous underparts and a crested blue-and-green-barred crown. The bill is black. The sexes are alike. The blue plumage of the race C. v. johannae is paler and greener than that of the nominate.[5]

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## See also

* Madagascar pygmy kingfisher
* List of birds of Madagascar

## References

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1. ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Corythornis vintsioides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22683093A92975614. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22683093A92975614.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22683093/92975614. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
2. ↑ "Madagascar Kingfisher (Alcedo vintsioides) Eydoux & Gervais, 1836". https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id23665/.
3. ↑ Eydoux; Gervais, Paul (1836). "Alcedo vintsioides". Magasin de Zoologie 6 (Classe II): 30, Plate 74 "Voyage de la Favorite". https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37086081.
4. ↑ Peters, James Lee, ed (1945). Check-list of Birds of the World. Volume 5. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 176. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14480187.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Fry, C. Hilary; Fry, Kathie; Harris, Alan (1992). Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, and Rollers. London: Christopher Helm. p. 208. ISBN 978-0-7136-8028-7.
6. ↑ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds (2017). "Rollers, ground rollers & kingfishers". World Bird List Version 7.3. International Ornithologists' Union. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/rollers/.

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