Editing Common kingfisher (section)

{{Short description|Species of bird}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Alcedo atthis -England-8 (cropped).jpg
| image_caption = Male<br />[[England]]
| image2 = Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis ispida) female.jpg
| image2_caption = Female<br />[[Kecskemét]], [[Hungary]]<br/>Both ''A. a. ispida''
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2016 |title=''Alcedo atthis'' |volume=2016 |page=e.T22683027A89575948 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22683027A89575948.en |access-date=19 November 2021}}</ref>
| taxon = Alcedo atthis
| authority = ([[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], [[10th edition of Systema Naturae|1758]])
| range_map = Alcedo atthis -range map-2-cp.png
| range_map_caption = <div style="text-align:left;">{{Color box|yellow}}&nbsp;Breeding&nbsp;range <br />{{Color box|green}}&nbsp;Resident&nbsp;all&nbsp;year round <br />{{Color box|blue}}&nbsp;Non-breeding range</div>
| synonyms = ''Gracula atthis'' {{small|Linnaeus,&nbsp;1758}}
}}
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 [[bird migration|migrates]] from areas where rivers freeze in winter.

This [[house sparrow|sparrow-sized]] bird has the typical short-tailed, large-headed kingfisher profile; it has blue upperparts, orange underparts and a long bill. It feeds mainly on fish, caught by diving, and has special visual adaptations to enable it to see prey under water. The glossy white eggs are laid in a nest at the end of a burrow in a riverbank.