paradise-kingfisher

Tanysiptera galatea, the common paradise-kingfisher, is an arresting bird with the unmistakably huge head and the trowel-like beak characteristic of kingfishers generally.

The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004

As an example, he mentioned the paradise-kingfisher group of species—Tanysiptera galatea and others—on mainland New Guinea and its satellite islands.

The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004

Tanysiptera galatea, the common paradise-kingfisher, is an arresting bird with the unmistakably huge head and the trowel-like beak characteristic of kingfishers generally.

The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004

As an example, he mentioned the paradise-kingfisher group of species—Tanysiptera galatea and others—on mainland New Guinea and its satellite islands.

The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004

Numfor harbors a distinct species within the paradise-kingfisher group, Tanysiptera carolinae.

The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004

Numfor harbors a distinct species within the paradise-kingfisher group, Tanysiptera carolinae.

The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004

Family Common Name Species Megapodiidae Red-billed brush-turkey Talegalla cuvieri Loriidae Striated lorikeet Charmosyna multistriata Alcedinidae Little paradise-kingfisher Tanysiptera hydrocharis Meliphagidae Spot-breasted meliphaga Meliphaga mimikae Paradisaeidae Greater bird-of-paradise Paradisaea apoda An asterisk signifies that the species 'range is limited to this ecoregion.

Southern New Guinea lowland rain forests 2008

Family Common Name Species Alcedinidae Spangled kookaburra Dacelo tyro Alcedinidae Little paradise-kingfisher Tanysiptera hydrocharis Sylviidae Fly River grassbird Megalurus albolimbatus Estrildidae Grey-crowned munia Lonchura nevermanni Estrildidae Black munia Lonchura stygia An asterisk signifies that the species 'range is limited to this ecoregion.

Trans Fly savanna and grasslands 2008

When it did, there was Tanysiptera carolinae, newborn from old materials, a paradise-kingfisher with a blue breast and yellow feet and other invisible eccentricities that ornithologists haven’t yet plumbed.

The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004

When it did, there was Tanysiptera carolinae, newborn from old materials, a paradise-kingfisher with a blue breast and yellow feet and other invisible eccentricities that ornithologists haven’t yet plumbed.

The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004