Reference photo — Artemy Voikhansky, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthis
Moderate
Least concern
Not photographed yet
Distribution
Range
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Quick facts
- Group
- Birds
- Family
- Alcedinidae
- Size
- 16–17 cm (length)
- Weight
- 34–46 g
- Diet
- Fish eater
- Lifespan
- 2–7 yrs
- Habitat
- Rivers, Lakes, Wooded streams
About
The common kingfisher, also known as the Eurasian kingfisher and river kingfisher, is a small kingfisher with seven subspecies recognized within its wide distribution across Eurasia and North Africa. It is resident in much of its range, but migrates from areas where rivers freeze in winter.
Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), abridged.