カワセミ
Latin: [i]Alcedo atthis[/i]
JP: カワセミ [i]kawasemi[/i]

This sparrow-sized kingfisher has blue upperparts and orange underparts, with an orange band from beak to behind the eye that turns into a short white neck-level stripe. Like all kingfishers it has a stubby tail and a long bill contoured for catching fish.

It is a year-round resident in Japan and can be found through much of Europe and Asia.

h4. See also
* [[Crested Kingfisher]]
* [[Tag Group:Birds]]
common kingfisher