I have been photographing, watching and observing Common Kingfisher рдЫोрдЯा рдХिрд▓рдХिрд▓ा, рд░ाрдо рдЪिрд░ैрдпा, рд╢рд░ीрдлрди, рдиिрддा рдордЫрд░ाрд▓ा (Alcedo atthis) for almost 8 years now. Over this time I have learned a few facts, observed some interesting behavior, and read a lot. Sharing some of these here: Common Kingfisher рдЫोрдЯा рдХिрд▓рдХिрд▓ा, рд░ाрдо рдЪिрд░ैрдпा, рд╢рд░ीрдлрди, рдиिрддा рдордЫрд░ाрд▓ा (Alcedo atthis) 1. How to differentiate between Male & Female? Both sexes of Common Kingfisher look very similar, females are slightly smaller than males. But the magic is in the mandible (bill or beak), males have all-black upper and lower mandibles while females have conspicuous orange lower mandibles. Obviously, females love to put lipstick on. It is hard to differentiate sexes in juveniles, they develop color in mandible only after a year or so. Male & Female Common Kingfishers with fish for the chicks 2. How to differentiate juveniles from Adults? There are two ways to differentiate between Common Kingfis...
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