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Kingfisher
| Event | Kingfisher (jade) | Classification |
Bupozuki eye Kingfisher family Kingfisher genus |
Scientific name | Alcedo atthis | English name | Common Kingfisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingfisher (Jade) |
Bupozuki eye Kingfisher family Kingfisher genus |
Alcedo atthis | Common Kingfisher |
Places and times seen in Munakata city
In Munakata it is a waterfowl, and you can see it throughout the year. It is observed in the river basin, reservoir pond, dam lake and so on. You can watch crying and fly over the water at high speed, you can see the fisherman jumping into water by riding a branch or a pile near the water surface. Breeding has also been confirmed.
Characteristic
Total length 17 cm. Male and female are almost same color, but there are some differences in beaks, shades.
Have a big head on a small body, a long beak, and a short leg. The top is blue-green, the head has a pale yellow spot and a black spot pattern. There is vitiligo at the base of the beak and behind the ear wing. The back from the back is a shiny vivid blue color, the throat is white, the caudal tube is reddish brown from the chest, and the foot is bright red.
Regarding the beak, the males are entirely black, while the females, the down beaks are orange.
For jade in kanji notation, it is said that Jade refers to males, Midori refers to females.
Habit
They inhabit the coast from low mountain rivers, lakes and ponds. The breeding season is a pair, and in other cases it lives with a turf with a turf. Have a certain resting place and dining room, and act in a certain time to a certain extent. Stop in high places, fly in flight and jump into the water, predispose fish and crustaceans etc.
Nest nest by digging holes in embankments and nesting in the embankment gap.
distribution
It lives in almost the whole country as a stray bird or bird bird.
Globally, it is widely distributed mainly in the northern hemisphere, excluding the North American continent. Even in the tropics, it inhabits Sumatra, Java, Borneo, etc.
Other
The kingfisher is a very popular beautiful bird, and some photographers do not take kingfishers only. In Tokyo etc., there seems to be one photographer in one kingfisher.
Recently, the environment of the waterside has been improved and it has become possible to see it even in the city. Breeding is also confirmed at the moat of Fukuoka castle.