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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...
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    Tanysiptera, paradise kingfishers Common paradise kingfisher, Tanysiptera galatea Kofiau paradise kingfisher, Tanysiptera ellioti Biak paradise kingfisher, Tanysiptera...
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    zoologist Nicholas Aylward Vigors in 1825. The type species is the common paradise kingfisher. The name Tanysiptera is from classical Greek tanusipteros meaning...
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    The Guam kingfisher (Todiramphus cinnamominus), called sihek in Chamorro, is a species of kingfisher from the United States Territory of Guam. It is restricted...
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    The white-throated kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) also known as the white-breasted kingfisher is a tree kingfisher, widely distributed in Asia from the...
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    The Numfor paradise kingfisher (Tanysiptera carolinae), also known as the cobalt paradise kingfisher, is a tree kingfisher endemic to the Indonesian island...
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    little-known bird is sometimes considered a subspecies of the common paradise kingfisher (T. galatea), but it is morphologically distinct and del Hoyo...
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    The Biak paradise kingfisher (Tanysiptera riedelii) is a tree kingfisher that is endemic to the Indonesian island of Biak which is one of a small group...
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    The stork-billed kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis), is a tree kingfisher which is widely but sparsely distributed in the tropical Indian subcontinent...
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  • moorhen Common murre Common myna Common newtonia Common nighthawk Common nightingale Common ostrich Common paradise kingfisher Common pheasant Common pochard...
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  • Thumbnail for Brown-headed paradise kingfisher
    The brown-headed paradise kingfisher (Tanysiptera danae), also known as the russet paradise kingfisher, is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae...
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    the Aru Islands and southern New Guinea. It is similar to the common paradise kingfisher, albeit smaller. The juvenile is grey-brown with buff undersides...
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    The black-capped kingfisher (Halcyon pileata) is a tree kingfisher which is widely distributed in tropical Asia from India east to China, Korea and Southeast...
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    Halcyon (/ˈhælsiən/) is a genus of the tree kingfishers, near passerine birds in the subfamily Halcyoninae. The genus Halcyon was introduced by the English...
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    The sacred kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus) is a medium-sized woodland kingfisher that occurs in mangroves, woodlands, forests and river valleys in Australia...
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    The woodland kingfisher (Halcyon senegalensis) is a tree kingfisher that is widely distributed in Africa south of the Sahara. The Swedish naturalist Carl...
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    threatened with extinction. In Britain, the word "kingfisher" normally refers to the common kingfisher. The kingfisher family Alcedinidae is in the order Coraciiformes...
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    The blue-breasted kingfisher (Halcyon malimbica) is a tree kingfisher widely distributed across Equatorial Africa. This kingfisher is essentially resident...
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    The forest kingfisher (Todiramphus macleayii), also known as Macleay's or the blue kingfisher, is a species of kingfisher in the subfamily Halcyoninae...
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    brown-breasted kingfisher (Halcyon gularis) is a tree kingfisher endemic to the Philippines, where it is widely distributed. This kingfisher is a resident...
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  • Thumbnail for Red-breasted paradise kingfisher
    The red-breasted paradise kingfisher or fairy paradise kingfisher (Tanysiptera nympha) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae. It is found in New...
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    The buff-breasted paradise kingfisher (Tanysiptera sylvia) is a bird in the tree kingfisher subfamily, Halcyoninae. It is native to Australia and New...
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    Pacific kingfisher, the islet kingfisher, the Torresian kingfisher, the Mariana kingfisher, and the Melanesian kingfisher. The collared kingfisher was described...
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    The blue-winged kookaburra (Dacelo leachii) is a large species of kingfisher native to northern Australia and southern New Guinea. Measuring around 40 cm...
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    kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae) is a bird in the kingfisher subfamily Halcyoninae. It is a large robust kingfisher with a whitish head and a brown eye-stripe...
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    The yellow-billed kingfisher (Syma torotoro) is a medium-sized tree kingfisher. Three subspecies are recognised: Syma torotoro torotoro (Lesson, 1827)...
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  • Thumbnail for Black-capped paradise kingfisher
    The black-capped paradise kingfisher (Tanysiptera nigriceps) or black-headed paradise kingfisher, is a bird in the tree kingfisher subfamily, Halcyoninae...
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    Kookaburra (category Kingfishers)
    Kookaburras (pronounced /ˈkʊkəbʌrə/) are terrestrial tree kingfishers of the genus Dacelo native to Australia and New Guinea, which grow to between 28...
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    The rufous-lored kingfisher (Todiramphus winchelli), also known as Winchell's kingfisher, is a species of bird in the kingfisher family Alcedinidae. It...
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    The Javan kingfisher (Halcyon cyanoventris), sometimes called the blue-bellied kingfisher or Java kingfisher, is a medium-sized kingfisher (subfamily Halcyoninae)...
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