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