Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Kingfishers :: Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher
Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher Tanysiptera sylvia
Described by: Gould (1850)
Alternate common name(s): Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher, Black-capped Paradise Kingfisher, Black-capped Paradise-Kingfisher, Black-headed Paradise Kingfisher, Black-headed Paradise-Kingfisher, White-tailed Paradise Kingfisher, White-tailed Paradise-Kingfisher, White-tailed Kingfisher, Australian Paradise Kingfisher, Australian Paradise-Kingfisher, Long-tailed Paradise Kingfisher, Long-tailed Paradise-Kingfisher, Racquet-tailed Paradise Kingfisher, Racquet-tailed Paradise-Kingfisher, Silver-tailed Paradise Kingfisher, Silver-tailed Paradise-Kingfisher, Australian Racquet-tail
Old scientific name(s): Uralcyon sylvia
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Range
Bismarck Archipelago. Se. New Guinea. Ne. Australia;
Three populations;
(1) Umboi Is. (Rook Is.), Bismarck Archipelago.
(2) New Britain, Watom Is. and Duke of York Is, Bismarck Archipelago.
(3) Se. New Guinea.
(4) Se. New Guinea from Hall Sound to Port Moresby and coastal ne. Australia (n. Queensland along e. Cape York Peninsula (Iron Range National Park) s. to the Atherton Tablelands (Kingfisher Park), Cairns (Mount Whitfield Environmental Park) and Townsville).
Videos
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Sounds
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References
Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.
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