Paradise kingfisher
| Paradise kingfisher | |
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| Brown-headed paradise kingfisher (Tanysiptera danae) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Alcedinidae |
| Subfamily: | Halcyoninae |
| Genus: | Tanysiptera Vigors, 1825 |
| Type species | |
| Alcedo dea Linnaeus, 1766
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| Species | |
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| Phylogeny |
| Cladogram based on Andersen et al. (2017). The Kofiau paradise kingfisher (Tanysiptera ellioti) was not included in the study. |
The paradise kingfishers (genus Tanysiptera) are a group of tree kingfishers endemic to New Guinea — with the exception of two species also present in the Moluccas and Queensland.