| Paradise kingfishers | |
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| Brown-headed Paradise Kingfisher | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Inopinaves |
| Clade: | Afroaves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Suborder: | Halcyoni |
| Family: | Alcedinidae |
| Subfamily: | Halcyoninae |
| Genus: | Tanysiptera Vigors, 1825 |
The Paradise kingfishers (genus Tanysiptera) are a group of tree kingfishers found in Australasia. There are eight species:
- Common Paradise-Kingfisher, Tanysiptera galatea
- Kofiau Paradise-Kingfisher, Tanysiptera ellioti
- Biak Paradise-Kingfisher, Tanysiptera riedelii
- Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher, Tanysiptera carolinae
- Little Paradise-Kingfisher, Tanysiptera hydrocharis
- Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher, Tanysiptera sylvia
- Red-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher, Tanysiptera nympha
- Brown-headed Paradise-Kingfisher, Tanysiptera danae
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