Common Kingfisher
COMMON KINGFISHER
Alcedo atthis
Alcedinidae Family
Length 152 mm (6") common, migrant
Bird #44 - November 2008
We first saw this in Caylabne, then in Alabang. It is smaller than the White Collared Kingfisher. The male and female can be told apart by the bill color. The male has a black bill. The female has a black upper mandible and reddish and black lower mandible. The bill of the immature has a white tip.
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Alcedinidae Family
Length 152 mm (6") common, migrant
Bird #44 - November 2008
We first saw this in Caylabne, then in Alabang. It is smaller than the White Collared Kingfisher. The male and female can be told apart by the bill color. The male has a black bill. The female has a black upper mandible and reddish and black lower mandible. The bill of the immature has a white tip.
COMMON KINGFISHER Alcedo atthis Laoag, Ilocos Norte
