Little Paradise-Kingfisher (Tanysiptera hydrocharis)

Other Names (World)
Little Paradise-Kingfisher, Lesser Paradise-Kingfisher, Blue-tailed Paradise-Kingfisher, Aru Island Racquet-tail, Little Paradise Kingfisher

Family
Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)

Size
27 - 33 cm

First Described (Guide)
Gray, 1858

Abundance (Guide)
R - V

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia (B), Papua New Guinea (B).

Aru Is, and southern New Guinea in Trans-Fly region (R Merauke north to R Fly and east to R Oriomo).

Image of Range of Little Paradise-Kingfisher

Saibai Island.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status DD
Habitat destruction through logging may be a threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (5)...)

Little Paradise Kingfisher (Tanysiptera hydrocharis) [XC38212]
by Frank Lambert from nr Kwatu Lodge, Elevala River, Papua New Guinea (song)

Little Paradise Kingfisher (Tanysiptera hydrocharis) [XC39175]
by Frank Lambert from Ekame Lodge, Elevala River, not far from Kiunga, Western Province, Papua New Guinea (?)

Subspecies
Closely related to Common Paradise-kingfisher (Tanysiptera galatea), from which thought probably to have differentiated in Aru Is, later invading mainland New Guinea, where now sympatric with that species without hybridizing.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Little Paradise-Kingfisher (Tanysiptera hydrocharis) - 5 files

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