Paradise Kingfishers
Tanysiptera
The paradise kingfishers (genus Tanysiptera) are a group of tree kingfishers found in Australasia.
9 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 9 known species
Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher
speciesTanysiptera sylvia
Common Paradise-Kingfisher
speciesTanysiptera galatea
Red-breasted Paradise Kingfisher
speciesTanysiptera nympha
Brown-headed Paradise Kingfisher
speciesTanysiptera danae
Biak Paradise Kingfisher
speciesTanysiptera riedelii
Numfor Paradise Kingfisher
speciesTanysiptera carolinae
Kofiau Paradise Kingfisher
speciesTanysiptera ellioti
Black-capped Paradise Kingfisher
speciesTanysiptera nigriceps
Little Paradise Kingfisher
speciesTanysiptera hydrocharis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 2381.