Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
Common Paradise-kingfisher (Tanysiptera galatea) - HBW 6, p. 193
French: Martin-chasseur à longs brins
German: Spatelliest
Spanish: Alción Colilargo Común
Other common names: Galatea Racquet-tail; Rossel Island Racquet-tail (rosseliana)
Taxonomy: Tanysiptera galatea G. R. Gray, 1859, Manokwari, New Guinea.
Forms a superspecies with T. ellioti, T. riedelii and T. carolinae; commonly regarded as conspecific with the first two, but morphological differences, combined with geographical isolation, support treatment as separate species. Fifteen subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- brunhildae Jany, 1955 - Doi I, off N Halmahera (N Moluccas).
- emiliae Sharpe, 1871 - Rau I, off N Halmahera.
- doris Wallace, 1862 - Morotai.
- brunhildae Jany, 1955 - Doi I, off N Halmahera (N Moluccas).
- emiliae Sharpe, 1871 - Rau I, off N Halmahera.
- doris Wallace, 1862 - Morotai.
- browningi Ripley, 1983 - Halmahera.
- sabrina G. R. Gray, 1860 - Kayoa I, off SW Halmahera.
- margarethae Heine, 1859 - Bacan.
- obiensis Salvadori, 1877 - Bisa, Obi Latu and Obi.
- acis Wallace, 1863 - Buru.
- boanensis Mees, 1964 - Boano I, off NW Seram.
- nais G. R. Gray, 1860 - Manipa, Ambon, Seram, Manawoka and Gorong.
- galatea G. R. Gray, 1859 - W Papuan Is, E to Geelvink and Triton Bays.
- meyeri Salvadori, 1889 - N New Guinea.
- vulcani Rothschild & Hartert, 1915 - Manam I, off NE New Guinea.
- minor Salvadori & D’Albertis, 1875 - S New Guinea.
- rosseliana Tristram, 1889 - Rossel I, in Louisiade Archipelago.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird perched on a branch inside the forest. Locality Foli, Halmahera, Maluku Islands (Indonesia) (ssp browningi)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 15 August 2009 49 weeks ago 23 sec 3.8 -
A bird on a branch looking for prey. Locality Foli, Halmahera, Maluku Islands (Indonesia) (ssp browningi)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 15 August 2009 49 weeks ago 16 sec 3.4 -
A bird without long tail feathers perched in a tree. Locality Halmahera, Maluku Islands (Indonesia) (ssp browningi)
Keith Blomerley 20 August 2011 35 weeks ago 24 sec 3 -
A bird singing on a branch Locality Ekame Lodge, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea (ssp minor)
Helmut Schenkel Brunner 31 August 2002 4 years ago 32 sec 2.2
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A singing bird along a small wooded stream.
Locality Gunung Mamin, Halmahera, Maluku Islands (Indonesia) (ssp browningi)
David Beadle 21 October 2011 23 weeks ago 3.5 -
Sitting on a branch
Locality Elevala River, Kiunga, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea
mark sutton 25 August 2008 3 years ago 2.8
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one level thrill Locality Elevala River, Kiunga, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea
(ssp minor)
dreyernp 24 July 1990 2 years ago 4 -
Adult bird singing Locality Ekame Lodge, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea
Helmut Schenkel Brunner 31 August 2002 2 years ago 3
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