Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
Brown-headed Paradise-kingfisher (Tanysiptera danae) - HBW 6, p. 195
French: Martin-chasseur rose
German: Braunmantelliest
Spanish: Alción Colilargo Dánae
Other common names: Brown-backed Paradise-kingfisher, Ruddy Racquet-tail
Taxonomy: Tanysiptera Danae Sharpe, 1880, Milne Bay, New Guinea.
Forms a superspecies with T. nympha. Proposed race intensa (named from W of Dyke Acland Bay) invalid. Monotypic.
Distribution: SE New Guinea, from R Waria and R Aroa E to Alotau.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird excavating a nest, going inside then emerging Locality Varirata National Park, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea (Monotypic species)
Keith Blomerley 4 September 2008 4 years ago 26 sec 3 -
A bird perched on a branch Locality Varirata National Park, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea (Monotypic species)
Rigdon Currie 30 June 2005 6 years ago 7 sec 2.6 -
A bird perched on a branch Locality Varirata National Park, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea (Monotypic species)
Keith Blomerley 4 September 2008 4 years ago 19 sec 2.5 -
A bird perched on a branch Locality Varirata National Park, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea (Monotypic species)
Keith Blomerley 30 August 2008 4 years ago 27 sec 2.3
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An adult bird perched low in the understory scanning the leaf litter for prey.
Locality Varirata National Park, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea (Monotypic species)
Christian Boix Hinzen 15 September 2009 3 years ago 2.8
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thrilling notes in 3 levels Locality Varirata National Park, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea
(Monotypic species)
Niels Poul Dreyer 9 July 1990 3 years ago 3
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