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Corythornis cristatus
Corythornis cristatus · Family Alcedinidae
Family Alcedinidae
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- Family
- Alcedinidae
- GBIF occurrence records
- 144,812
- Countries and territories with records
- 53
About this species
This species has 144,812 occurrence records from 53 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from South Africa (56.2%), Kenya (9.5%), Uganda (6.3%), Botswana (3%) and the Gambia (2.8%); together they account for 77.8% of the total. In South Africa, this species accounts for 0.2% of all bird records in GBIF.
The scientific name Corythornis cristatus combines the genus name Corythornis with the species epithet cristatus. The Warbla app catalog lists 4 species of the genus Corythornis; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Corythornis vintsioides, Corythornis madagascariensis and Corythornis leucogaster.
The catalog has GBIF record counts for 104 species of the family Alcedinidae. This species ranks 12th among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Megaceryle alcyon. Its record count is close to the family average (157,707). The family Alcedinidae belongs to the order Coraciiformes, which has 171 species in the Warbla app catalog.