Common paradise kingfisher

Common paradise kingfisher
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Alcedinidae
Subfamily: Halcyoninae
Genus: Tanysiptera
Species:
T. galatea
Binomial name
Tanysiptera galatea
Gray, 1859

The common paradise kingfisher (Tanysiptera galatea), also known as the Galatea paradise kingfisher and the racquet-tailed kingfisher, is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae. It is found in subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests of the Maluku Islands and New Guinea. Like all paradise kingfishers, it has a red bill and colourful plumage. The species is common and the IUCN has assessed its conservation status as being of "least concern".

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Tanysiptera galatea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22683577A92990249. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22683577A92990249.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.