Other Names (World)
Little Paradise-Kingfisher, Lesser Paradise-Kingfisher, Blue-tailed Paradise-Kingfisher, Aru Island Racquet-tail, Little Paradise Kingfisher
Little Paradise Kingfisher (Tanysiptera hydrocharis) [XC616420]
by Frank Lambert from Ekame Lodge, Elevala River, Western Province, Papua New Guinea (call)
Little Paradise Kingfisher (Tanysiptera hydrocharis) [XC38212]
by Frank Lambert from nr Kwatu Lodge, Elevala River, Papua New Guinea (song)
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.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet