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  • Malachite Kingfisher, 1 of 6
    Photo 1 of 6

    (c) Marc Henrion, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Malachite Kingfisher, 2 of 6
    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) Peter Vos, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    Photo 3 of 6

    (c) fayne, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    Photo 4 of 6

    (c) Joni Overbosch, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    Photo 5 of 6

    (c) Markus Lilje, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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    Photo 6 of 6

    (c) Arno Meintjes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Malachite Kingfisher

Corythornis cristatus

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About

The malachite kingfisher (Corythornis cristatus) is a river kingfisher which is widely distributed in Africa south of the Sahara. It is largely resident except for seasonal climate-related movements.

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