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Common Kingfisher

Description:

The Common Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis, also known as Eurasian Kingfisher or 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. This sparrow-sized bird has the typical short-tailed, large-headed kingfisher profile; it has blue upperparts, orange underparts and a long bill. It feeds mainly on fish, caught by diving, and has special visual adaptions to enable it to see prey under water. The glossy white eggs are laid in a nest at the end of a burrow in a riverbank.(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Kingfisher)




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bhargav.py
bhargav.py 6 months ago
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthis

14 Comments

Mona Pirih
Mona Pirih 4 weeks ago

absolutely stunning !!! Perfect picture, very nice !!!

KarenL
KarenL 4 weeks ago

Gorgeous!

HemantKumar
HemantKumar 4 weeks ago

sorry n thx for the information i'll remove it

Hemant, only photographs please, if you wish to share your drawings you should do so on Project Noah Worldwide Facebook page, not here.

HemantKumar
HemantKumar 4 weeks ago

JUST ADDED A QUICK ILLUSTRATION ...:)

KuheliBD
KuheliBD 7 months ago

so very beautiful

amihan.ramos.1
amihan.ramos.1 7 months ago

wow such a wonderful creature!

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 10 months ago

Wonderful!

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 10 months ago

gorgeous !!

williefromwi
williefromwi 10 months ago

beautifully captured

HemantKumar
HemantKumar 10 months ago

thx everyone

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 10 months ago

A Beauty!

Ryan21
Ryan21 10 months ago

beautiful bird!

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 10 months ago

This one is extraordinary just beautiful :)

India

Lat: 17.53, Long: 78.33

Spotted on Jul 22, 2012
Submitted on Jul 22, 2012

Spotted for mission

Reference

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