| Little 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. hydrocharis |
| Binomial name | |
| Tanysiptera hydrocharis Gray, 1858 | |
| File:Little Paradise-Kingfisher distribution.png | |
| Range of T. hydrocharis | |
The Little Paradise-Kingfisher (Tanysiptera hydrocharis) is a small kingfisher.
Other names[]
Also known as the Aru Paradise-Kingfisher.
Description[]
Is exactly 19 cm in length (excluding its tail).
The Little Paradise-Kingfisher is near identical in looks to the Common Paradise-Kingfisher with its blue plumage and dark blue back and crown. It is smaller; however, and sports a lighter blue crown. The kingfisher also possesses outer tail feathers that are blue. Juveniles have dark brown upperparts with rufous coloured tips to its wings. Has a buff breast with dark streaking.[2]
Similar species[]
It shares a similar appearance to the Common Paradise-Kingfisher.[2]
Behaviour[]
Diet[]
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Reproduction[]
Distribution/habitat[]
Found in dense lowland rainforests. Its range includes the trans-fly region of New Guinea and the Aru Islands. One beachwashed specimen was also found in Australia. (Saibai I., 2010)[2]
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Tanysiptera hydrocharis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ a b c Pizzey, Graham (2012). The Field Guide To The Birds Of Australia. HarperCollinsPublishers. ISBN 9780732291938.
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