Malachite kingfisher – Corythornis cristatus – is a small resident African river kingfisher of Type – sallyer, Family Alcedinidae and Order Passeriformes. It is resident over s s Africa. In the AWB Region it is resident across the Sahel Belt states and into Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia.
Type - sallyer - nests in tunnels dug into sandy banks, Typical Habitat - reedbeds and aquatic margins to slow rivers or ponds, Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae Genus: Corythornis Species - Corythornis cristatus Malachite kingfisher - Species - ebird.org Malachite kingfisher - Species sheet - wikipedia.org Malachite kingfisher - Birds - animalia.bio Malachite kingfisher - Birds - beautyofbirds.com Malachite kingfisher - Sounds & Maps - xeno-canto.org Additional Material... Malachite kingfisher - Images - google.com Malachite kingfisher - Video - youtube.com Malachite kingfisher - Datazone - birdlife.org