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Alcedo atthis.jpg

Alcedo atthis  (Linnaeus, 1758)

Common Kingfisher

Home > Birds​ > Alcedo atthis
Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Alcedinidae
Genus: Alcedo
Species: atthis

  • Common names: Common Kingfisher
  • Thai names: นกกะเต็นน้อยธรรมดา
  • Distribution: ​​(by ssp.) [1] [3]
    Alcedo atthis atthis: SE Europe and North Africa to nw India
    Alcedo atthis ispida: British Isles to w Russia, Iberian and Baltic peninsulas
    Alcedo atthis bengalensis: L Baikal and n India through e and SE Asia mainland and islands
    Alcedo atthis taprobana: S India and Sri Lanka
    Alcedo atthis floresiana: Lesser Sundas (Bali to Timor and Wetar)
    Alcedo atthis hispidoides: Sulawesi to Moluccas, New Guinea and Bismarck Arch.
    Alcedo atthis salomonensis: Solomon Islands (Bougainville to Makira)
  • IUCN Red List: Least Concern. Population trend unknown. ​[2]
  • Image locations: Chonburi (Pattaya)
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations

Images of Alcedo atthis from Thailand.
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis bengalensis.jpg
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis bengalensis (Linnaeus, 1758) Pattaya Chonburi December

References:
​[1] Avibase - accessed 23 June 2020.

[2] BirdLife International. 2016. Alcedo atthis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22683027A89575948. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22683027A89575948.en. Downloaded on 23 June 2020.
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​​​[3] Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/ on 03 August 2020.
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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