Der Eisvogel

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The Kingfisher
The Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
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Index
Description
living space
Food and getting food
courship and copulation
Attitude
Growth of the offspring
Enemies of the offspring
danger and protection
Mythology and cult
Naming
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Description

• short, compact body with short legs
• short tail feathers
• straight built wings
• 4 cm long, acuminat beak
• 16 cm - 18 cm big
• 35 g - 40 g weight
• Wingspread 25 cm

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Living space

• sole in central Europe founded species out of
  the family of the kingfishers
• Europe, Asia, western Northafrika
• sedentaly bird in in West-and central Europe
• Migrantbird in east Europe and centralasia
• hibernation isnt explored enough yet

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Food and getting food

• fishes, watter insects larvas small cacels
  crab and pollywogs
• maximun Size of the fisch max. 9 cm long
  and 2 cm back tallness
• The hunt method is the pull submerge (after
  sitting calm and lurking at a branch above
  the water, he barges headfirst into the
  water and he rushes with short lapses)
• not every dive is successful

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Courship and copolation

• the cave is 40 cm 80 cm long
• Male and female built their cave together
• both watch and guard their nest
• It lasts 2 -3 weeks till the cave is done

• altogether they lay 6 - 8 eggs weight of
  the eggs 4,4 g
• 30 to 40 of the eggs persih

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Growth of the offspring

• they are nude and blind
• they open their eyes on the 10th day
• after 14 days theyve already got plumes
• their weight amounts 55 - 60 g
• 23 - 28 days after their eclosion ? first
  excursion

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Attitude

• territorial rogue
• they stay almost in one teritorium and they are
  only during daytime
• aggressive behaviour towards other kingfishers
  while breeding

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Enemies of the offspring
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Danger and protection
The Kingfisher is according to 10 Abs. 2 Nr. 5
and 11 BNatSchGa tightly protected species in
Germany. The Destruction of the living space
because at the aismantling and regulation of the
rivers as well as draining of the wetland.
Inland navigation way
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appellation

• name orignates from the Greek language
• former synonyms ripariaspecker, water broiler,
  Lord of fisher
• The britisch Kingfisher
• Sweden Kungsfiskare
• France, Spain and Italy St-Martins-bird or
  Martinsfisher

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Mythology and cult

• legends af alatin, Greek and french origin
• In the 19. century plumes are fancies

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