📷 (c) Maurizio Bonora, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · CC BY NC
📷 (c) Mousam Ray, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
📷 (c) Полина Шальнева, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
IUCN: Least Concern
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthis
KingdomAnimalia›PhylumChordata›ClassAves›OrderCoraciiformes›FamilyAlcedinidae›GenusAlcedo
About
Common kingfishers perch over water and plunge-dive to catch small fish with dagger-like bills. Their brilliant blue and orange plumage flashes above streams and wetlands. They excavate nesting tunnels in sandy banks, making stable clean waterways and natural river edges important for breeding.
Key Facts
⛰Habitat Clear streams, rivers, lakes, canals, wetlands, and coastal lagoons
🍃Diet Carnivore — small fish, aquatic insects, tadpoles, and crustaceans
📏Size & Weight Body 16–17 cm; wingspan 24–26 cm
•weight 34–46 g
⏳Lifespan 2–5 years
🗺Range Europe, North Africa, and much of Asia
Bird
Key Facts
⛰Habitat Clear streams, rivers, lakes, canals, wetlands, and coastal lagoons
🍃Diet Carnivore — small fish, aquatic insects, tadpoles, and crustaceans
📏Size & Weight Body 16–17 cm; wingspan 24–26 cm
•weight 34–46 g
⏳Lifespan 2–5 years
🗺Range Europe, North Africa, and much of Asia
Photo Credits
#1(c) Maurizio Bonora, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · CC BY NC
#2(c) Mousam Ray, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · CC BY NC
#3(c) Полина Шальнева, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · CC BY NC
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