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This kingfisher has a red bill, a dark turquoise cap with brighter blue edges, blackish cheeks, and bluish-black upper parts. The under parts are white and the under-wing coverts are blue and white. The central tail feathers are elongated and their base is blue. It is similar in appearance to the buff-breasted paradise kingfisher (Tanysiptera sylvia) apart from the colour of the breast, and in some parts of Papua New Guinea, both birds coexist.
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When to see the Common Paradise Kingfisher
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 8 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Common Paradise Kingfisher
The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Common Paradise Kingfisher
The common paradise kingfisher, 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".
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Easily confused with
Brown-headed Paradise KingfisherTanysiptera danaeThe brown-headed kingfisher is 23 cm (9.1 in) in length excluding the streamers which are up to 9 cm (3.5 in).
Red-breasted Paradise KingfisherTanysiptera nymphaThe red-breasted paradise kingfisher or fairy paradise kingfisher is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae.
Biak Paradise KingfisherTanysiptera riedeliiThe adult Biak paradise kingfisher is about 14 in (36 cm) including its long tail.
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