Animals / Bird

Common kingfisher

Alcedo atthis · Alcedinidae

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.

Where the Common kingfisher lives

Recorded in Netherlands, France, India, Spain, United Kingdom, Taiwan, Sweden, Germany, Belgium, Denmark and Portugal (Europe and Asia).

Most records fall in Zuid-Holland, Noord-Holland, Gelderland, Utrecht, Midtjylland and Noord-Brabant.

See the Common kingfisher’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Least concern (LC). Not at risk: it is doing well in the wild. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 2,580,940 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.