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Madagascar Pygmy Kingfisher

Corythornis madagascariensis
Family
Kingfishers
Order
Coraciiformes
Codes
mapkin1, MAPK, MPKI
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCoraciiformes
FamilyKingfishers (Alcedinidae)
SpeciesCorythornis madagascariensis
Codesmapkin1, MAPK, MPKI
Identification

The Madagascar Pygmy Kingfisher (Corythornis madagascariensis) is a member of the Kingfishers family within the order Coraciiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code mapkin1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Half-collared Kingfisher
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Shining-blue Kingfisher
Alcedo quadribrachys
Blue-eared Kingfisher
Alcedo meninting
Malaysian Blue-banded Kingfisher
Alcedo peninsulae
Madagascar Pygmy Kingfisher photo
(c) Carmelo López Abad, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Carmelo López Abad

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Corythornis madagascariensis

Family: Kingfishers

Order: Coraciiformes

eBird Code: mapkin1