Kingfishers

Common Kingfisher

Eisvogel

Alcedo atthis

Kingfishers8 photosFirst seen: 4 September 2026

The Common Kingfisher is a small Eurasian and North African kingfisher closely tied to clear water. It watches from a low perch, dives head-first for prey and nests in a tunnel excavated into an earth bank.

ID tip: The electric-blue upperparts, orange underparts, compact body and long dagger bill are unmistakable. Females have orange on the lower mandible, while males have an entirely dark bill.

First seen: 4 September 2026 · Lake Skadar · 8 photos in the collection.

Places in my records

Locations where this species is supported by a dated first record, an unambiguous single-place outing or a reviewed assignment.

Lake Skadar4 September 2026

Family: Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
Length: 16–17 cm
Wingspan: 24–26 cm
Regional status: Year-round resident (Montenegro)
Conservation: Least Concern LCIUCN Red List · retrieved 5 September 2026
Habitat: Clear slow rivers, canals, lakes and wetlands with perches and earth banks
Diet: Small fish, aquatic insects, crustaceans and tadpoles

Built from verified occurrence records, not drawn by hand. Core range = the countries holding 99% of all records; the rest are scattered or vagrant records. Record counts track where people watch birds as much as where the birds are, so the map shows presence, not abundance. Data: GBIF (CC BY 4.0). Basemap: Natural Earth.

Common Kingfisher

Places in my records

Selected photographs