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Malachite Kingfisher

Corythornis cristatus
(Pallas, PS, 1764)
Martín Pescador Malaquita
Family: Alcedinidae
Order: Coraciiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Alcedo cristata.

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Photography ID: 625957
 Entebee
Central Region
Uganda
01/17/2025
Julian Uriel Collado
Foto
Photography ID: 622188
  Adult
Pantano de Mabamba
Central Region
Uganda
01/17/2025
Silvina Collado
Foto
Photography ID: 335161
  Adult
Queen Elizabeth Park
Central Region
Uganda
06/16/2018
Eugenia Boggiano
Foto
Photography ID: 325295
  Adult
Pantano de Mabamba
Central Region
Uganda
06/11/2018
Eugenia Boggiano



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
242298402/01/2026UgandaCentral RegionJardin Botanico, Entebbe2Hugo Caverzasi
242296802/01/2026UgandaCentral RegionPantano de Mabamba, Entebee1Hugo Caverzasi
226005428/01/2025UgandaCentral RegionCosta de Lugongo River1Silvina Collado
225900228/01/2025UgandaCentral RegionCosta de Lugongo River1Julian Uriel Collado
225953217/01/2025UgandaCentral RegionPantano de Mabamba, Entebee2Silvina Collado
225830217/01/2025UgandaCentral RegionPantano de Mabamba, Entebee2Julian Uriel Collado
224698117/01/2025UgandaCentral RegionPantano de MabambaSilvina Collado
115319522/07/2019UgandaCentral RegionPantano de MabambaVictor Hugo Michelini
95952622/07/2019UgandaCentral RegionPantano de Mabamba12Diego Oscar
92872416/06/2018UgandaCentral RegionQueen Elizabeth ParkEugenia Boggiano
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Malachite Kingfisher (Corythornis cristatus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 19/04/2026.