Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
Biak Paradise-kingfisher (Tanysiptera riedelii) - HBW 6, p. 193
French: Martin-chasseur de Biak
German: Biakliest
Spanish: Alción Colilargo de la Biak
Other common names: Riedel’s Racquet-tail
Taxonomy: Tanysiptera Riedelii J. Verreaux, 1866, no locality = Biak Island.
Forms a superspecies with T. galatea, T. ellioti and T. carolinae; commonly regarded as conspecific with the first two, but morphological differences, combined with geographical isolation, support treatment as separate species. Monotypic.
Distribution: Biak I and adjoining Supiori I, in Geelvink Bay (NW New Guinea).
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A bird in a tree and flying to another one. Locality Biak Island, Biak (Schouten) Islands, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 14 July 2008 3 years ago 32 sec 3.2
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A perched bird.
Locality Biak Island, Biak (Schouten) Islands, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (Monotypic species)
mehdhalaouate 7 July 2008 2 years ago 3.9 -
Two birds in a tree.
Locality Biak Island, Biak (Schouten) Islands, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea
Ashley Banwell 14 July 2008 3 years ago 3.2
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