European kingfisher, common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis ispida) Artist Barbara Regina Dietzsch, Christoph Ludwig Agricola
Title IJsvogel
Date 1716 - 1783; 1716 - 1783
Source/Photographer https://www.rijksmuseum.nl
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:IJsvogel.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.
