Malachite Kingfisher

Corythornis cristatus (Pallas, 1764) — also called MAKI, Malachite Kingfisher (Mainland). Occurrence records of the Malachite Kingfisher are shared on GBIF from around 77 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all iSimangaliso Wetland Park (1 278 records), in 9 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernAlcedinidae

77reserves with records

10 231records around them

9provinces

LCIUCN category

Malachite Kingfisher (Corythornis cristatus) — Photo: Gerrie van Vuuren · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
iSimangaliso Wetland ParkProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	1 278
Marievale Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	GP Gauteng	845
Tokai ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	653
Paarl Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	634
Rondevlei Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	633
Saint Lucia ParkNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	595
Umdoni Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	511
Dinokeng Game ReserveProtected area	GP Gauteng	412
Limietberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	411
Lion Sands Game ReservePrivate game reserve	MP Mpumalanga	384
Muizenberg CaveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	326
Bonamanzi Game ReserveGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	308
Grysbok ParkNature reserve	WC Western Cape	288
Albert Falls Game ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	250
Wilderness National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	230
St. James SpringNature reserve	WC Western Cape	216
Augrabies Falls National ParkNational park	NC Northern Cape	180
Borakalalo Game ReserveGame reserve	GP Gauteng	153
Vredenheim Big Cats ParkWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	151
Empisini Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	124
Pipeline Coastal ParkNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	110
Raapenberg Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	WC Western Cape	110
Albert Falls Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	78
Lake Sibayi Fresh Water ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	78
Karkloof Conservation CentreWildlife sanctuary	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	74
Austin Roberts Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	GP Gauteng	72
Steenbok Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	67
Marais DamNature reserve	GP Gauteng	63
OPM Prozesky Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	NW North West	60
Zeekoevlei Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	54
Tala Game Reserve entrance gateNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	50
Tala Game Reserve receptionNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	50
Featherbed Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	48
Klipplaat-PrivaatnatuurreservaatNature reserve	NW North West	47
Kosi BayNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	47
Palmiet Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	45
Bluff Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	44
Himeville Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	41
Paradise ValleyNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	39
Cheetah RidgeWildlife sanctuary	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	38
St. Lucia Marine ReserveMarine protected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	35
Loskop Dam Nature ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	34
Clara Anna Fontein Game ReservePrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	34
Goukamma Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	30
Phinda Resource ReserveGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	29
eMalahleni Nature ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	23
Bronkies Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	23
Modderfontein ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	22
Wolhuterskop Game and Nature ReservePrivate game reserve	FS Free State	18
Mzimkulwana Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	17
Sodwana Bay State ForestForest reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	15
Kabeljous Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	15
Fort D' Acre ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	14
Vergenoeg Nature Reserve & Hiking TrailNature reserve	NW North West	10
Zimanga Private Game ReserveGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	9
Moolmanshoek Leadership centreNature reserve	FS Free State	9
Moolmanshoek Private Game ReserveNature reserve	FS Free State	9
Inkwenkwezi Private Game ReserveGame reserve	EC Eastern Cape	8
Kragga Kamma Game ParkProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	8
Enseleni Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	7

and 17 more reserves with fewer records.

By province

KwaZulu-Natal: 26 reserves
Western Cape: 18 reserves
Gauteng: 10 reserves
Eastern Cape: 8 reserves
Mpumalanga: 5 reserves
Free State: 4 reserves
North West: 3 reserves
Limpopo: 2 reserves
Northern Cape: 1 reserve

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Alcedinidae
Scientific name: Corythornis cristatus
GBIF taxon: 6095338
Wikidata: Q21127307

More of the Alcedinidae family

Brown-hooded Kingfisher Pied Kingfisher Giant Kingfisher Woodland Kingfisher Striped Kingfisher Half-collared Kingfisher African Pygmy Kingfisher Grey-headed Kingfisher

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.