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Malachite Kingfisher

Corythornis cristatus
Family
Kingfishers
Order
Coraciiformes
Codes
malkin1, MAKI, MTKI
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCoraciiformes
FamilyKingfishers (Alcedinidae)
SpeciesCorythornis cristatus
Codesmalkin1, MAKI, MTKI
Identification

The Malachite Kingfisher (Corythornis cristatus) 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 malkin1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Blue-eared Kingfisher
Alcedo meninting
Malaysian Blue-banded Kingfisher
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Malachite Kingfisher photo
(c) Marc Henrion, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Marc Henrion

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Corythornis cristatus

Family: Kingfishers

Order: Coraciiformes

eBird Code: malkin1