Corythornis madagascariensis

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Cladus: Avemetatarsalia
Cladus: Ornithodira
Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauriformes
Cladus: Dracohors
Cladus: Dinosauria
Cladus: Saurischia
Cladus: Eusaurischia
Subordo: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Cladus: Averostra
Cladus: Tetanurae
Cladus: Avetheropoda
Cladus: Coelurosauria
Cladus: Tyrannoraptora
Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha
Cladus: Maniraptoriformes
Cladus: Maniraptora
Cladus: Pennaraptora
Cladus: Paraves
Cladus: Eumaniraptora
Cladus: Avialae
Infraclassis: Aves
Cladus: Avebrevicauda
Cladus: Pygostylia
Cladus: Ornithothoraces
Cladus: Ornithuromorpha
Cladus: Carinatae
Parvclassis: Neornithes
Cohors: Neognathae
Cladus: Neoaves
Ordo: Coraciiformes

Familia: Alcedinidae
Subfamilia: Alcedininae
Genus: Corythornis
Species: Corythornis madagascariensis
Subspecies: C. m. dilutus – C. m. madagascariensis
Name

Corythornis madagascariensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
Synonyms

Alcedo madagascariensis (protonym)
Ispidina madagascariensis (Brisson, 1760)
Dacelo madagascariensis (Schlegel, 1866)
Dacelo ruffulus (Lafresnaye, 1838)
Ceyx madagascariensis

References
Primary references

Systema Naturae ed.12 p.179

Additional references

de Lafresnaye, F. 1838. Oiseaux noveaux. Revue Zoologique par la Société Cuviérienne 1: 223–224. BHL. Reference page. p. 224 BHL
Sharpe, R.B. 1868. A monograph of the Alcenidæ: or, family of kingfishers. London, England: J. W. Eliot. BHL Reference page. p. 137 BHL

Vernacular names
català: Blauet pigmeu de Madagascar
čeština: Ledňáček madagaskarský
English: Madagascan Pygmy Kingfisher
español: Martín pigmeo malgache
français: Martin-pêcheur malgache
magyar: Madagaszkári törpejégmadár
русский: Мадагаскарский лесной зимородок
Türkçe: Madagaskar yalıçapkını
Tiếng Việt: Bồng chanh lùn Madagascar

The Madagascar pygmy kingfisher (Corythornis madagascariensis) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae. It is endemic to Madagascar and found in western dry deciduous forests.

The first formal description of the Madagascan pygmy kingfisher was by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the twelfth edition of his Systema Naturae under the binomial name Alcedo madagascariensis.[4]

Although it has been placed in the genera Ceyx and Ispidina in the past, a study of its molecular phylogenetic relationships with other genera in the region suggests it is best treated as a member of the genus Corythornis.[5]
References

BirdLife International (2016). "Corythornis madagascariensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22683156A92976931. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22683156A92976931.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2020. IOC World Bird List (v10.2). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.10.2.
"Corythornis madagascariensis". Avibase.
Linnaeus, Carl (1766). Systema naturae : per regna tria natura, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis (in Latin). Vol. 1, Part 1 (12th ed.). Holmiae (Stockholm): Laurentii Salvii. p. 179.
Marks, Ben D.; Willard, David E. (2005). "Phylogenetic relationships of the Madagascar Pygmy Kingfisher (Ispidina madagascariensis)". The Auk. 122 (4): 1271–1280. doi:10.1642/0004-8038(2005)122[1271:PROTMP]2.0.CO;2.