Common Kingfisher

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A flash of electric blue along the clear rivers — the kingfisher hunts the Una, Trebižat and Pliva, often glimpsed as a streak low over the water.

Identification & best seen

tiny, brilliant blue-orange; perched on overhanging branches.

Habitat & where to see

Where to see: Una, Trebižat, Pliva, clear rivers

Fun fact

clean, fish-rich water is exactly why the country's rivers suit it so well.