Malachite Kingfisher
Corythornis cristatus
The Malachite Kingfisher (Corythornis cristatus) is a species of bird (Aves) in the family Alcedinidae (Kingfishers) and order Coraciiformes (Motmots).
Classification
- Domain: Eukarya
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Aves
- Order: Coraciiformes
- Family: Alcedinidae
- Genus: Corythornis
- Species: Corythornis cristatus
- Genus: Corythornis
- Family: Alcedinidae
- Order: Coraciiformes
- Class: Aves
- Phylum: Chordata
- Kingdom: Animalia
Species in the Genus of Corythornis
Madagascar Pygmy Kingfisher
Corythornis madagascariensis
Malachite Kingfisher
Corythornis cristatus
Malagasy Kingfisher
Corythornis vintsioides
White-bellied Kingfisher
Corythornis leucogaster
External Links
Malachite Kingfisher
– Wikipedia
Malachite Kingfisher
– Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Malachite Kingfisher
– Audubon.org
