Black-capped Paradise Kingfisher
Tanysiptera nigricepsSclater, PL, 1877
English (US) Black-capped Paradise Kingfisher
The Black-capped Paradise Kingfisher (Tanysiptera nigriceps) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Alcedinidae (Kingfishers) in the order Coraciiformes.
- Scientific name
- Tanysiptera nigriceps
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-capped Paradise Kingfisher
- Described by
- Sclater, PL, 1877
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Tanysiptera nigriceps leucura
- Tanysiptera nigriceps nigriceps
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Sclater, PL, 1877
- Type locality
- Duke of York Island.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1877, pt.1 p.105
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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