Little paradise kingfisher
| Little paradise kingfisher | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Alcedinidae |
| Subfamily: | Halcyoninae |
| Genus: | Tanysiptera |
| Species: | T. hydrocharis
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| Binomial name | |
| Tanysiptera hydrocharis Gray, 1858
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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[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Tanysiptera hydrocharis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List data deficient species
- Tanysiptera
- Birds of the Aru Islands
- Birds of New Guinea
- Birds described in 1858
- Taxa named by George Robert Gray
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