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  • Common Kingfisher, 1 of 6
    Photo 1 of 6

    (c) Mark Kilner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

  • Common Kingfisher, 2 of 6
    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) Frank Sengpiel, some rights reserved (CC BY)

  • Common Kingfisher, 3 of 6
    Photo 3 of 6

    (c) Sonal Patil, all rights reserved

  • Common Kingfisher, 4 of 6
    Photo 4 of 6

    (c) Martha de Jong-Lantink, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

  • Common Kingfisher, 5 of 6
    Photo 5 of 6

    (c) Erik Eckstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Common Kingfisher, 6 of 6
    Photo 6 of 6

    (c) Mousam Ray, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Common Kingfisher

Alcedo atthis

Worldwide
66,052 observations
Group
Birds
iNaturalist Wikipedia

About

The common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) 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.

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