Alcedo atthis (Linnaeus, 1758).

Length 17 cm. A small but brilliantly colored bird with blue-green head and back; underparts are pale to deep chestnut; throat is white with a white flash on the neck; cheeks are chestnut. In males, the long stout bill is all black while in the female its base is orange; the tail is short and the tiny feet are red. The Kingfisher lives along small rivers, streams, canals, and lakes; in winter, it lives also among mangroves and on rocky seashores. Its main diet is fish and aquatic insects, as well as butterflies and amphibians. It dives steeply, either from a perch or while hovering, and may dive into the water to a depth of one meter to catch its prey. It is solitary and highly territorial, as it must eat up to 60% of its own body weight per day. A common migrant and winter visitor to the Nile Valley and Delta and suitable places along the Mediterranean and Red Sea Coasts.