Malagasy Kingfisher

Malagasy Kingfisher
Malagasy Kingfisher
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Alcedinidae
Genus: Alcedo
Species: A. vintsioides
Binomial name
Alcedo vintsioides
Eydoux & Gervais, 1836
Synonyms

Corythornis vintsioides

The Malagasy Kingfisher or Madagascar Kingfisher (Alcedo vintsioides) is a species of bird in the Alcedinidae family. It is found in Madagascar, and Mayotte (Comoros). Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

It is closely related to the Malachite Kingfisher (Alcedo cristata) which is widely distributed in mainland Africa.

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