Common Kingfisher

Alcedo atthis
Family
Kingfishers
Order
Coraciiformes
Codes
comkin1, COKI
๐Ÿ“‹ Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCoraciiformes
FamilyKingfishers (Alcedinidae)
SpeciesAlcedo atthis
Codescomkin1, COKI
๐Ÿ” Identification

The Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) is a member of the Kingfishers family within the order Coraciiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code comkin1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.