| BirdNET ID | BN02681 |
| Taxon group | Aves |
| Commonness | Common (72/100) How often it is observed on iNaturalist compared with other Aves, not how abundant it is |
| Image source | iNaturalist |
| Avicommons | Photo by Ricky Taylor (cc-by-nc-4.0) |
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. The Malagasy kingfisher was formally described by the French naturalists Joseph Eydoux and Paul Gervais in 1836 and given the binomial name Alcedo vintsioides. It is closely related to the malachite kingfisher (Corythornis cristatus) which is widely distributed in mainland Africa. It is one of only two kingfishers that occur in Madagascar. The other is the Madagascar pygmy kingfisher (Corythornis madagascariensis).
| iNaturalist | #144652 |
| eBird | malkin2 |
| Macaulay Library | malkin2 |
| Xeno-Canto | Corythornis vintsioides |
| GBIF | 7342309 |
| NCBI | 2231443 |
| Avibase | FEBCB5F62926499A |
| BirdLife | 22683093 |
| Wikidata | Q27074801 |