Numfor Paradise-kingfisher (Tanysiptera carolinae)

Other Names (World)
Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher, Caroline Racquet-tail, Numfor Paradise Kingfisher

Family
Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)

Size
34 - 38 cm

First Described (Guide)
Schlegel, 1871

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia (B).

Numfor I, in Geelvink Bay (north-western New Guinea).

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) and decreasing.

Status NT
Habitat destruction through logging and conversion to agriculture are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (4)...)

Numfor Paradise Kingfisher (Tanysiptera carolinae) [XC167000]
by Phil Gregory from Numfor island Indonesia, Indonesia (call)

Numfor Paradise Kingfisher (Tanysiptera carolinae) [XC256246]
by Frank Lambert from Bruyadori, Biak Numfor Regency, Papua, Indonesia (call)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Common Paradise-kingfisher (Tanysiptera galatea), Kofiau Paradise-kingfisher (Tanysiptera ellioti) and Biak Paradise-kingfisher (Tanysiptera riedelii).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

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