Stock Photo: Small Blue Kingfisher (Alcedo Atthis) Sitting On A Boulder By The Lake : (Pix Sanjiv Shukla)
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Small Blue kingfisher (Alcedo atthis), also known as common kingfisher, Eurasian kingfisher and river kingfisher, is a small kingfisher with seven subspecies recognized within its wide distribution across Eurasia and North Africa. This sparrow-sized bird has typical short-tailed and 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.
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