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Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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Common Paradise-kingfisher* |
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Tanysiptera galatea |
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Description (10)
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Common Paradise-kingfisher
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Other Names (World)
Common Paradise-Kingfisher, Galatea Racquet-tail, Rossel Island Racquet-tail (rosseliana), Common Paradise Kingfisher
Family
Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)
Size
38 cm
First Described (Guide)
Gray, 1859
Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 300 m.
Indonesia (B), Palau, Papua New Guinea (B).
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Voice
A soft, trilling whistle.
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (133)...)
Common Paradise Kingfisher (Tanysiptera galatea) [XC23194]
by Patrik \u00c5berg from above Wailebed, Batanta Island, Papua Barat, Indonesia (song)
Common Paradise Kingfisher (Tanysiptera galatea) [XC409473]
by Ross Gallardy from Kota Waisai, Kabupaten Raja Ampat, Papua Barat, Indonesia (song)
Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Kofiau Paradise-kingfisher (Tanysiptera ellioti), Biak Paradise-kingfisher (Tanysiptera riedelii) and Numfor Paradise-kingfisher (Tanysiptera carolinae). Commonly regarded as conspecific with Kofiau Paradise-kingfisher (Tanysiptera ellioti) and Biak Paradise-kingfisher (Tanysiptera riedelii), but morphological differences, combined with geographical isolation, support treatment as separate species.
The following 15 subspecies are recognised:
- brunhildae Jany, 1955 - Doi I, off northern Halmahera (northern Moluccas).
- emiliae Sharpe, 1871 - Rau I, off northern Halmahera.
- doris Wallace, 1862 - Morotai.
- browningi Ripley, 1983 - Halmahera.
- sabrina Gray, GR, 1861 - Kayoa I, off south-western Halmahera.
- margarethae Heine, 1860 - Bacan.
- obiensis Salvadori, 1877 - Bisa, Obi Latu and Obi.
- acis Wallace, 1863 - Buru.
- boanensis Mees, 1964 - Boano I, off north-western Seram.
- nais Gray, GR, 1861 - Manipa, Ambon, Seram, Manawoka and Gorong.
- galatea Gray, 1859 - Western Papuan Is, east to Geelvink and Triton Bays.
- meyeri Salvadori, 1889 - Northern New Guinea.
- vulcani Rothschild & Hartert, 1915 - Manam I, off north-eastern New Guinea.
- minor Salvadori & D'Albertis, 1875 - Southern New Guinea.
- rosseliana Tristram, 1889 - Rossel I, in Louisiade Archipelago.
References
See References.
Files:
BirdLife International
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