Biology:Little paradise kingfisher

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Short description: Species of bird

Little paradise kingfisher
Tanysiptera hydrocharis.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Alcedinidae
Subfamily: Halcyoninae
Genus: Tanysiptera
Species:
T. hydrocharis
Binomial name
Tanysiptera hydrocharis
Gray, 1858

The little paradise kingfisher (Tanysiptera hydrocharis) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae. It is found in the Aru Islands and southern New Guinea.

Description

It is similar to the common paradise kingfisher, albeit smaller. The juvenile is grey-brown with buff undersides. Its short tail is blue.

References


Wikidata ☰ Q239222 entry