Biak Paradise Kingfisher
Tanysiptera riedeliiVerreaux, JP, 1866
English (US) Biak Paradise Kingfisher
The Biak Paradise Kingfisher (Tanysiptera riedelii) 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.
Range: Biak (Cenderawasih Bay, off northwestern New Guinea)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Tanysiptera riedelii
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Biak Paradise Kingfisher
- Described by
- Verreaux, JP, 1866
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Tanysiptera Riedelii
- Described by
- Verreaux, JP, 1866
- Type locality
- Kordo Is. Geelvink Bay (not from Celebes)
- Original description
- Nouvelles Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris, Bulletin 2, fasc.4 p.21 pl.3 fig.1
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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