Bird
MANCH-203536
Holding institution:
Donor:
Frederick Pearcey (Purchase, 13/5/1890)
Licence:
HMS Challenger project IPR statement
Common name:
Malachite kingfisher
Scientific name:
Alcedo christata christata
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
28 October 1873 - 17 December 1873
Form:
Skin
Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Coraciiformes
Family:
Alcedinidae
Genus:
Alcedo Linnaeus, 1758
Species:
Alcedo christata (Pallas, 1764)
Subspecies:
Alcedo christata christata
Station/Area Information
Date collected:
28 October 1873 - 17 December 1873
Area:
Simon's Bay, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Water body:
Southeast Atlantic Ocean