| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:bird gptkb:species
 
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                                | gptkbp:alternativeName | gptkb:Corythornis_cristatus 
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                                | gptkbp:billColor | red 
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                                | gptkbp:breedingSeason | varies by region 
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                                | gptkbp:callsign | high-pitched 'tsip-tsip' 
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                                | gptkbp:clutchSize | 3-6 eggs 
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                                | gptkbp:commonName | gptkb:Malachite_kingfisher 
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                                | gptkbp:conservationStatus | Least Concern 
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                                | gptkbp:describedBy | gptkb:Peter_Simon_Pallas 
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                                | gptkbp:describedYear | 1764 
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                                | gptkbp:diet | gptkb:fish crustaceans
 aquatic insects
 
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                                | gptkbp:distribution | gptkb:Angola gptkb:Botswana
 gptkb:Kenya
 gptkb:South_Africa
 gptkb:Uganda
 gptkb:Zambia
 gptkb:Zimbabwe
 
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                                | gptkbp:family | gptkb:Alcedinidae 
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                                | gptkbp:fledgingPeriod | 18-20 days 
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                                | gptkbp:genus | gptkb:Corythornis 
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                                | gptkbp:habitat | lakes marshes
 rivers
 
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                                | gptkbp:incubationPeriod | 14 days 
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                                | gptkbp:IUCNStatusSystem | gptkb:IUCN3.1 
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                                | gptkbp:legColor | red 
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                                | gptkbp:length | 13 cm 
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                                | gptkbp:migratory | resident 
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                                | gptkbp:nativeTo | gptkb:sub-Saharan_Africa 
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                                | gptkbp:nestType | tunnel in riverbank 
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                                | gptkbp:order | gptkb:Coraciiformes 
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                                | gptkbp:plumage | orange underparts bright metallic blue upperparts
 
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                                | gptkbp:scientificName | gptkb:Corythornis_cristatus 
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                                | gptkbp:sexualDimorphism | minimal 
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                                | gptkbp:subspecies | gptkb:Corythornis_cristatus_nais gptkb:Corythornis_cristatus_cristatus
 gptkb:Corythornis_cristatus_galeritus
 gptkb:Corythornis_cristatus_leucostictus
 gptkb:Corythornis_cristatus_scotti
 gptkb:Corythornis_cristatus_thomensis
 
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                                | gptkbp:wingspan | 20 cm 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Mwea_National_Reserve gptkb:Saiwa_Swamp_National_Park
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 6 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Malachite kingfisher 
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