Indian kingfisher (Alcedo atthis bengalensis) Description
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis bengalensis (Linnaeus)
Date 1861-66
Source Birds of Asia, Vol. 1 pl. 53 (as Alcedo bengalensis,Gmel., Indian Kingfisher)
Author John Gould (1804–1881) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gould
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AlcedoAtthisGould.jpg
The common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) also known as the Eurasian kingfisher, and river kingfisher, is a small kingfisher with seven subspecies recognized within its wide distribution across Eurasia and North Africa. It is resident in much of its range, but migrates from areas where rivers freeze in winter.
Alcedo atthis bengalensis (Gmelin, 1788) breeds in southern and eastern Asia from India to Indonesia, China, Korea, Japan and eastern Mongolia; winters south to Indonesia and the Philippines. It is smaller and brighter than the European races.
