| Common Kingfishers are found across Europe,
Asia, and North Africa. They prefer clean,
slow-moving or still freshwater: streams,
rivers, ponds, lakes, and canals. They need
vertical earthen banks for nesting holes.
They are famous for hovering briefly before
plunging headfirst into the water. Their
diet consists of mostly small fish
(sticklebacks, minnows), and aquatic
insects and small crustaceans. They excavate
a tunnel in a riverbank and lay 5–7 glossy
white eggs. Both parents incubate and feed
the chicks.
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