Superregnum: Eukaryota
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Regnum: Animalia
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Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
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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
Ordo: Saurischia
Cladus: Eusaurischia
Subordo: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Cladus: Averostra
Cladus: Tetanurae
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Cladus: Coelurosauria
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Cladus: Maniraptoriformes
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Infraclassis: Aves
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Cladus: Carinatae
Parvclassis: Neornithes
Cohors: Neognathae
Cladus: Neoaves
Ordo: Coraciiformes
Familia: Alcedinidae
Subfamilia: Alcedininae
Genus: Corythornis
Species: Corythornis vintsioides
Subspecies: C. v. johannae – C. v. vintsioides
Name
Corythornis vintsioides (Eydoux & Gervais, 1836)
Synonyms
Alcedo vintsioides (protonym)
References
Magasin de Zoologie 6 cl.2 p.30 pl.74
Vernacular names
čeština: Ledňáček chocholatý
Deutsch: Madagaskarzwergfischer
English: Malagasy Kingfisher
español: Martín pescador malgache
magyar: Madagaszkári jégmadár
Türkçe: Madagaskar Malahit yalıçapkını
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]
See also
Madagascar pygmy kingfisher
List of birds of Madagascar
References
BirdLife International (2016). "Corythornis vintsioides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22683093A92975614. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22683093A92975614.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
"Madagascar Kingfisher (Alcedo vintsioides) Eydoux & Gervais, 1836". Retrieved December 21, 2012.
Eydoux; Gervais, Paul (1836). "Alcedo vintsioides". Magasin de Zoologie. 6 (Classe II): 30, Plate 74 "Voyage de la Favorite".
Peters, James Lee, ed. (1945). Check-list of Birds of the World. Volume 5. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 176.
Fry, C. Hilary; Fry, Kathie; Harris, Alan (1992). Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, and Rollers. London: Christopher Helm. p. 208. ISBN 978-0-7136-8028-7.
Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2017). "Rollers, ground rollers & kingfishers". World Bird List Version 7.3. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
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