Subfamily Alcedininae Scientific name Alcedo vintsioides Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Family Alcedinidae Higher classification Alcedo | |
Similar Kingfisher, Bird, Alcedo, Azure kingfisher, Malachite kingfisher |
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.
![Malagasy kingfisher httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommons77](https://alchetron.com/cdn/malagasy-kingfisher-bf8b2fdf-5bf4-4097-9701-7f97742cd6e-resize-750.jpg)
It is closely related to the malachite kingfisher (Corythornis cristatus) which is widely distributed in mainland Africa.
![Malagasy kingfisher Malagasy Kingfisher Alcedo vintsioides Photo](https://alchetron.com/cdn/malagasy-kingfisher-08dafc69-b720-45d6-ad0e-8d5d27ebe50-resize-750.jpeg)
![Malagasy kingfisher More on Alcedo vintsioides Malagasy Kingfisher](https://alchetron.com/cdn/malagasy-kingfisher-a38eb929-090f-4987-8774-0a3dd6f17de-resize-750.jpeg)
![Malagasy kingfisher Malagasy Kingfishers or Madagascar Kingfishers Alcedo vintsioides](https://alchetron.com/cdn/malagasy-kingfisher-ae255709-6052-4de7-b850-8fcc40dad76-resize-750.jpeg)
![Malagasy kingfisher Malagasy Kingfisher Corythornis vintsioides Hotspot Birding](https://alchetron.com/cdn/malagasy-kingfisher-9e571c3c-b134-4be4-8a3c-145dc980648-resize-750.jpg)
References
Malagasy kingfisher Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA