Corythornis
| Corythornis | |
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| Malachite kingfisher (Corythornis cristatus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Alcedinidae |
| Subfamily: | Alcedininae |
| Genus: | Corythornis Kaup, 1848 |
| Type species | |
| Alcedo nais Kaup, 1848
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| Species | |
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| Phylogeny |
| Cladogram based on Andersen et al. (2017)[1] |
Corythornis is a genus of small African river kingfishers.
A molecular phylogenetic study of the alcedinine kingfishers published in 2007 found that the genera as then defined did not form monophyletic groups. The species were subsequently rearranged into four genera, with four species in the resurrected genus Corythornis.[2] The genus had been introduced by the German naturalist Johann Jakob Kaup in 1848.[3] The type species is the Príncipe kingfisher (Alcedo cristatus nais).[4] Corythornis is the sister group to the genus Ispidina containing two small African kingfishers.[1]
Species
[edit]The genus contains the following four species:[5]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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| Madagascar pygmy kingfisher
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Corythornis madagascariensis (Linnaeus, 1766) Two subspecies
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Madagascar | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
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| White-bellied kingfisher
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Corythornis leucogaster (Fraser, 1843) Three subspecies
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Guinea to Mali and Ghana, Nigeria to north west Angola, Bioko Island, east Congo to south Uganda and northwest Zambia | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
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| Malachite kingfisher
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Corythornis cristatus (Pallas, 1764) Five subspecies
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Sub-Saharan Africa except for the very arid parts of Somalia, Kenya, Namibia and Botswana. | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
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| Malagasy kingfisher
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Corythornis vintsioides (Eydoux & Gervais, 1836) Two subspecies
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Madagascar, Mayotte and the Comoros. | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Andersen, M.J.; McCullough, J.M.; Mauck III, W.M.; Smith, B.T.; Moyle, R.G. (2017). "A phylogeny of kingfishers reveals an Indomalayan origin and elevated rates of diversification on oceanic islands". Journal of Biogeography. 45 (2): 1–13. doi:10.1111/jbi.13139.
- ^ Moyle, R.G.; Fuchs, J.; Pasquet, E.; Marks, B.D. (2007). "Feeding behavior, toe count, and the phylogenetic relationships among alcedinine kingfishers (Alcedininae)". Journal of Avian Biology. 38 (3): 317–326. doi:10.1111/J.2007.0908-8857.03921.x.
- ^ Kaup, Johann Jakob (1848). "Die Familie der Eisvögel (Alcedidae)". Verhandlungen des Naturhistorischen Vereins für das Großherzogthum Hessen und Umgebung (in German). 2: 71–72. OCLC 183221382.
- ^ Peters, James Lee, ed. (1945). Check-list of Birds of the World. Volume 5. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 175.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2016). "Rollers, ground rollers & kingfishers". World Bird List Version 6.3. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
Further reading
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Corythornis.
- Fry, C.H.; Fry, K. (1992). Kingfishers, Bee-eaters and Rollers. London: Chris Helm. ISBN 0-7136-8028-8.
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