Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)

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The common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) is a small, brightly colored Eurasian and North African bird known for its vivid blue and orange plumage and its expert diving for fish along rivers and streams.

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Common kingfisher 1
Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (56)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bird species ⓘ
kingfisher ⓘ
activityPattern diurnal ⓘ
averageWeight about 34–46 g ⓘ
belongsToSubfamily Alcedininae ⓘ
linked to: Alcedinidae
billColor black ⓘ
binomialAuthority Linnaeus, 1758 ⓘ
linked to: Carl Linnaeus
bodyLength about 16–17 cm ⓘ
breedingSite earth banks near water ⓘ
callType high-pitched whistle ⓘ
class Aves ⓘ
clutchSize typically 5–7 eggs ⓘ
commonName Eurasian kingfisher ⓘ
common kingfisher ⓘ
river kingfisher ⓘ
conservationMeasures maintenance of clean waterways ⓘ
protection of riverine habitats ⓘ
diet aquatic invertebrates ⓘ
insects ⓘ
small fish ⓘ
distribution extends to parts of North Africa ⓘ
widespread across temperate Eurasia ⓘ
eggColor glossy white ⓘ
family Alcedinidae ⓘ
feedingBehavior dives from a perch to catch prey underwater ⓘ
foragingStrategy sit-and-wait predator ⓘ
genus Alcedo ⓘ
habitat lakes ⓘ
ponds ⓘ
rivers ⓘ
slow-flowing or still freshwater bodies ⓘ
streams ⓘ
IUCNStatus Least Concern ⓘ
IUCNStatusSystem IUCN Red List ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
migrationPattern partially migratory ⓘ
resident in milder parts of range ⓘ
monogamy seasonally monogamous ⓘ
nativeRange Asia ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ
nestType tunnel in riverbank ⓘ
order Coraciiformes ⓘ
perchingPreference low branches or posts over water ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
plumageColor bright blue upperparts ⓘ
orange underparts ⓘ
white throat patch ⓘ
primaryPreyCaptureMethod plunge-diving ⓘ
scientificName Alcedo atthis ⓘ
sexualDimorphism female has orange-red lower mandible base ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
threats disturbance at nesting sites ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ
water pollution ⓘ
wingspan about 24–26 cm ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kingfisher → notableSpecies → Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) ⓘ
Thattekad Bird Sanctuary → containsSpecies → Common kingfisher ⓘ
linked to: Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)