Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
Numfor Paradise-kingfisher (Tanysiptera carolinae) - HBW 6, p. 193
French: Martin-chasseur de Caroline
German: Numforliest
Spanish: Alción Colilargo de la Numfor
Other common names: Caroline Racquet-tail
Taxonomy: Tanysiptera Carolinae Schlegel, 1871, Numfor Island.
Forms a superspecies with T. galatea, T. ellioti and T. riedelii. Monotypic.
Distribution: Numfor I, in Geelvink Bay (NW New Guinea).
- Near Threatened Enlarge map
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Two birds singing. Locality Numfor, Biak (Schouten) Islands, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea
jonawyp 4 August 2010 1 year ago 27 sec 4
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A perched bird.
Locality Numfor, Biak (Schouten) Islands, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (Monotypic species)
mehdhalaouate 27 December 2004 2 years ago 4 -
A juvenile bird.
Locality Numfor, Biak (Schouten) Islands, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (Monotypic species)
mehdhalaouate 17 September 2004 2 years ago 3.9 -
Two kingfishers responding to tape playback
Locality Numfor, Biak (Schouten) Islands, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (Monotypic species)
Guy Dutson 4 August 2010 1 year ago 3.2
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