The female Common Kingfisher is almost identical in appearance to the male (on all photos).
The difference between the two lies in the colour of the lower mandible. 
In the male, it is black, or in some cases, mostly black. 
In the female, it is orange-red, or in some cases, mostly orange-red.
Young Common Kingfishers have brown legs while adult Common Kingfishers have red-orange legs.

Bird Ringing Station, Lower Prut Nature Reserve, Moldova, 26 April 2026