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title: "Haubenzwergfischer"
description: "Corythornis cristatus — Vögel. The malachite kingfisher (Corythornis cristatus) is a river kingfisher which is widely distributed in Africa south of the Sahara."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/malachite-kingfisher
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Haubenzwergfischer

> Corythornis cristatus — Vögel. The malachite kingfisher (Corythornis cristatus) is a river kingfisher which is widely distributed in Africa south of the Sahara.

- Scientific name: *Corythornis cristatus*
- Category: `birds` (Vögel)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (See & Fluss)
- iNaturalist observations: 5825
- Wikidata: [Q21127307](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21127307)
- iNaturalist taxon: [144651](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/144651)

## Names

- en: Malachite Kingfisher
- de: Haubenzwergfischer
- es: Martín Pescador Malaquita
- fr: Martin pêcheur huppé
- pt: Pica-peixe-de-poupa
- pl: Zimorodek malachitowy

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (2778), UG (490), KE (362), BW (273), TZ (199), ET (161), GM (156), ZM (155), BJ (151), MW (108), NA (92), ST (86)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malachite_kingfisher

## Photo

![Haubenzwergfischer](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/malachite-kingfisher/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dave Brown · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/346547188

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/malachite-kingfisher?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).