| Common Paradise-Kingfisher | |
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| Illustration by Keulemans and Bowdler Sharpe | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Inopinaves |
| Clade: | Afroaves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Suborder: | Halcyoni |
| Family: | Alcedinidae |
| Genus: | Tanysiptera |
| Species: | T. galatea |
| Binomial name | |
| Tanysiptera galatea Gray, 1859 | |
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| Range of T. galatea | |
| Synonyms | |
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Tanysiptera nais Gray, 1859 | |
The Common Paradise-Kingfisher (Tanysiptera galatea) is a medium-sized kingfisher.
Other names[]
Also known as the Galatea Paradise-Kingfisher and the Racquet-tailed Kingfisher.
Description[]
The kingfisher is exactly 22 cm in length (excluding its tail).
It sports a bright blue crown and a dark blue black. Shoulders and long tail are considerably of a lighter blue with white and blue outer tail feathers. Underparts, rump and long tail streamers are white while the bill is distinctively red.
Juveniles are mostly brown with a paler breast and some dark scalloping.[2]
Similar species[]
It is larger compared to the Little Paradise-Kingfisher though sports a darker blue crown and tail additionally.[2]
Behaviour[]
Diet[]
Calls[]
Series of mounrful whistles, rapidly accelerating into a short trill.[2]
Reproduction[]
Distribution/habitat[]
Found in lowland rainforest, monsoon forest, other lowland forest and coastal scrub. It is widespread throughout Moluccas and various islands along the Indian Ocean.[2]
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Tanysiptera galatea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ a b c d Pizzey, Graham (2012). The Field Guide To The Birds Of Australia. HarperCollinsPublishers. ISBN 9780732291938.
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