Malachite Kingfisher / Corythornis cristatus LC
- Synonyms Malachite, Sao Tome or Principe Kingfisher, African Malachite Kingfisher
- Old latin name for bird Alcedo cristata
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Where to see Malachite Kingfisher
- Breeding region Africa
- Breeding subregion widespread
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Congo
- Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Djibouti
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Oman
- Rwanda
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Uganda
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Malachite Kingfisher subspecies (5)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corythornis cristatus cristatus | Nigeria e to w Sudan, Uganda and Kenya, and s to s Angola, n Namibia and Botswana, Zimbabwe and South Africa | - | No |
| Corythornis cristatus galeritus | Senegal to Ghana | - | No |
| Corythornis cristatus nais | Príncipe (c Gulf of Guinea Is.) | - | No |
| Corythornis cristatus stuartkeithi | e Sudan, Ethiopia and Somalia | - | No |
| Corythornis cristatus thomensis | São Tomé (sc Gulf of Guinea Is.) | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Kuifkopvisvanger |
| Belarusian | Малахитавы зімародак |
| Bulgarian | Качулато рибарче |
| Catalan | Blauet crestat, blauet malaquita |
| Chinese | 冠翠鸟 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 冠翠鳥 |
| Croatian | krunati vodomar |
| Czech | ledňáček modropláštíkový, Lednácek malachitový, Ledňáček malachitový |
| Danish | Malakitisfugl, Malakit Isfugl |
| Dutch | Malachietijsvogel, Kleine Gekuifde Ijsvogel |
| Esperanto | Malakita alciono |
| Estonian | tutt-jäälind |
| Finnish | malakiittikalastaja |
| French | M.-p. de Sao Tomé ou M.-p. de Principé, Martin-pêcheur huppé |
| Frisian | Malachietiisfûgel |
| Galician | Picapeixe de capelo |
| German | Haubenzwergfischer |
| Hungarian | malachit jégmadár |
| Icelandic | Húfuþyrill |
| Irish | Cruidín malaicíte |
| Italian | Martin pescatore malachite |
| Japanese | カンムリカワセミ |
| Latvian | malahīta dzenītis |
| Lithuanian | malachitinis tulžys |
| Norwegian | tiaraisfugl |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Tiaraisfugl |
| Polish | zimorodek malachitowy, Zimodorek malachitowy |
| Portuguese | Pica-peixe-de-poupa, guarda-rios-de-poupa |
| Romanian | Pescăraş malahit |
| Russian | Малахитовый зимородок |
| Serbian | Malahitski vodomar |
| Shona | Chinderera |
| Slovak | rybárik chochlatý |
| Slovenian | čopasti vodomec |
| Spanish | Martín pescador malaquita, Martín Pescador Verde |
| Swahili | Kizamiadagaa |
| Swedish | malakitkungsfiskare |
| Tsonga | Tshololwana |
| Tswana | Mmatlhapi |
| Turkish | Tepeli Yalıçapkını |
| Ukrainian | рибалочка діадемовий |
| Welsh | Pysgotwr malacit |
| Xhosa | Isaxwila |
| Zulu | iNhlunuyamanzi |