Eurasian kingfisher, common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) Description
Skeleton of Alcedo atthis
Date 1869
Source Eyton, TC (1867) Osteologia Avium. Plates. R. Hobson, Wellington. http://archive.org/stream/OsteologiaaviumIIEyto#page/5.B/mode/1up
Author J. Erxleben
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AlcedoSkeleton.jpg
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.