Common Kingfisher · Alcedo atthis · (Linnaeus, 1758)

Order: CORACIIFORMES

Family: Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)

Genus: Alcedo

Species: atthis

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Subspecies

atthis · (Linnaeus, 1758)
bengalensis · Gmelin, JF, 1788
floresiana · Sharpe, 1892
hispidoides · Lesson, R, 1837
ispida · Linnaeus, 1758
salomonensis · Rothschild & Hartert, E, 1905
taprobana · Kleinschmidt, 1894

Unclassified

No subspecies specified
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Credits

Ranges shown based on BirdLife International and NatureServe (2011), now curated and maintained by Xeno-canto.

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Seasonal occurrence

Resident
Breeding
Non-breeding
Passage
Uncertain

965 foreground recordings and 520 background recordings of Alcedo atthis . Total recording duration 33:48:41.

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Common name / Scientific	Length	Recordist	Date	Time	Country	Location	Elev. (m)	Type (predef. / other)	Remarks	Actions / Quality	Cat.nr.
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	0:12	Roberto Corvino	2024-04-20	20:30	Italy	San Stino di Livenza, Metropolitan City of Venice, Veneto	0		[sono]	A B C D E	XC954219
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	0:05	Johannes Dag Mayer	2024-10-12	09:53	Germany	Aichtal, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg	380	call	High-Pass-filtered with frequency 300 Hz and roll-off 6 dB [sono]	A B C D E	XC941432
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	0:16	Johannes Dag Mayer	2024-10-12	09:47	Germany	Aichtal, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg	380	call	High-Pass-filtered with frequency 300 Hz and roll-off 6 dB [also] [sono]	A B C D E	XC941431
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	0:45	Johannes Dag Mayer	2024-10-12	09:44	Germany	Aichtal, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg	380	call	High-Pass-filtered with frequency 300 Hz and roll-off 6 dB [also] [sono]	A B C D E	XC941430
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	0:17	Johannes Dag Mayer	2024-10-12	09:15	Germany	Aichtal, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg	380	call	High-Pass-filtered with frequency 300 Hz and roll-off 6 dB [also] [sono]	A B C D E	XC941429
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	0:08	Teet Sirotkin	2024-10-16	08:05	Sweden	Horns Båtvarv	0	flight call	[sono]	A B C D E	XC940947
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	0:01	FREDERIC Lionel	2024-10-06	19:30	France	Arrondissement d'Orléans (near Chécy), Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire	110	call, flight call	twilight migration ? [sono]	A B C D E	XC938406
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	0:10	Kasper Wieck	2024-10-06	14:00	Sweden	Vallda, Halland County	0	call	[sono]	A B C D E	XC938040
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	0:11	Johannes Dag Mayer	2024-08-24	07:13	Germany	Suedsee, Laupheim, Biberach, Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg	500	call	High-Pass-filtered with frequency 300 Hz and roll-off 6 dB [sono]	A B C D E	XC936833
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	0:03	Johannes Dag Mayer	2024-07-18	16:02	Germany	Suedsee, Laupheim, Biberach, Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg	500	call	High-Pass-filtered with frequency 300 Hz and roll-off 6 dB [also] [sono]	A B C D E	XC936832
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	0:03	Tony Rinaud	2024-08-31	02:34	France	Soyaux	130	nocturnal flight call	Audiomoth high-pass filter (<1.0kHz), Audacity high-pass filter (<2kHZ, 16db) [sono]	A B C D E	XC935022
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis hispidoides	0:07	Ding Li Yong	2024-08-04	10:30	Indonesia	Sulawesi: Tangkoko hills	70	call	[sono]	A B C D E	XC931189
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	0:08	Martin Billard	2024-08-10	06:50	France	Tanguières de Bréhal (near Bréhal), Manche, Normandy	0	call, flight call	[sono]	A B C D E	XC929637
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	0:11	Jorge Leitão	2024-08-22	07:48	Portugal	Estuário do Âncora, Caminha, Viana do Castelo	0	flight call	[also] [sono]	A B C D E	XC929192
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	0:08	Jorge Leitão	2024-08-22	07:33	Portugal	Estuário do Âncora, Caminha, Viana do Castelo	0	song	[sono]	A B C D E	XC929047
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	0:29	Thomas Coldwell	2024-07-26	08:50	United Kingdom	Charlton-All-Saints, Wiltshire, England	40	call, duet	Pair calling to each other. [also] [sono]	A B C D E	XC928954
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	0:01	Jorge Leitão	2024-08-16	06:53	Portugal	Estuário do Âncora, Caminha, Viana do Castelo	0	song	[sono]	A B C D E	XC927565
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis hispidoides	0:06	Ding Li Yong	2024-08-04	10:00	Indonesia	Sulawesi: Tangkoko hills	70	call	[sono]	A B C D E	XC924884
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	0:11	Jorge Leitão	2024-07-23	07:12	Portugal	Estuário do Âncora, Caminha, Viana do Castelo	0	song	[also] [sono]	A B C D E	XC922737
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	1:19	小菜鸟	2024-07-05	08:30	China	Nanbei Lake Scenic Spot (near Jia Xing Shi), Zhe Jiang Sheng	30	song	[sono]	A B C D E	XC920453
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	0:08	Albert Lastukhin	2024-04-21	06:30	Russian Federation	Yantarnoe, Prokhladnensky District, Kabardino-Balkarian Republic	220	flight call	[sono]	A B C D E	XC909573
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	0:08	Albert Lastukhin	2024-04-21	06:30	Russian Federation	Yantarnoe, Prokhladnensky District, Kabardino-Balkarian Republic	220	flight call	[sono]	A B C D E	XC909572
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	0:10	Albert Lastukhin	2024-04-21	06:30	Russian Federation	Yantarnoe, Prokhladnensky District, Kabardino-Balkarian Republic	220	flight call	[sono]	A B C D E	XC909571
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	0:02	Teet Sirotkin	2024-04-25	06:49	Azerbaijan	Urga, Lankaran	-30	flight call	[sono]	A B C D E	XC903003
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	1:08	Bo Shunqi薄顺奇	2023-12-11	15:13	China	Nanchang, Jiangxi	20	call, flight call	[sono]	A B C D E	XC890255
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	1:15	Greg P	2024-03-18	00:30	France	Marcel Paul (near Vaires-sur-Marne), Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France	40	nocturnal flight call	[sono]	A B C D E	XC882513
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	0:07	Esperanza Poveda	2023-11-21	?	Spain	Valle del Guadiato (near Villaviciosa de Córdoba), Córdoba, Andalucía	320	flight call	Grabación realizada en una charca en la sierra rodeada de un mosaico de matorral mediterráneo y pastos con árboles dispersos. [sono]	A B C D E	XC881850
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	0:04	Susanne Kuijpers	2024-02-27	00:00	Netherlands	Berkel en Rodenrijs, Lansingerland, Zuid-Holland	0	flight call, nocturnal flight call	[sono]	A B C D E	XC878138
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	1:25	Grzegorz Lorek	2023-09-12	10:30	Poland	Gmina Milicz (near Ruda Milicka), Milicz County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship	100	call	Large fishpond in a fishpond complex. No edit. [also] [sono]	A B C D E	XC857240
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	0:33	Wim Jacobs	2022-08-17	?	Belgium	DOURBES Trois vallées (near Viroinval), Namur, Région Wallonne	150	call	Normalised at -3dB, High pass filter (250Hz) applied [sono]	A B C D E	XC856964

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