Kingfisher  (Alcedo atthis)

Facts

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCoraciiformes
FamilyAlcedinidae
GenusAlcedo (1)
SizeLength: 17-19.5 cm (of which bill = 4 cm) (2)
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Status

Specially protected under Schedule 1 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981 (3). Included in the Birds of Conservation Concern Amber List (medium conservation concern) (4).

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