Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher
Tanysiptera sylviaGould, J, 1850
English (US) Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher
The Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher (Tanysiptera sylvia) 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 sylvia
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher
- Described by
- Gould, J, 1850
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Tanysiptera sylvia salvadoriana
- Tanysiptera sylvia sylvia
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Gould, J, 1850
- Type locality
- Cape York, Queensland.
- Original description
- Contributions to ornithology p.105
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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