European kingfisher, common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis ispida)

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Subject:	European kingfisher, common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis ispida)
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European kingfisher, common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis ispida)

Artist Johan Teyler (1648–1712)
Title IJsvogel op boomtak
Description Iconclasscode 25F39(HUMMINGBIRD); print
Date 1688 - 1698; 1688 - 1698
Source/Photographer https://www.rijksmuseum.nl
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:IJsvogel_op_boomtak.jpeg

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.

European Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis ispida (Linnaeus, 1758). Breeds from Ireland, Spain and southern Norway to Romania and western Russia and winters south to Iraq and southern Portugal.

Common kingfisher
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