Common Paradise Kingfisher

Tanysiptera galatea

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Coraciiformes
Family
Alcedinidae
Genus
Tanysiptera
eBird Code
copkin1

Subspecies (15)

  • Tanysiptera galatea acis

    Buru (southern Moluccas)

  • Tanysiptera galatea boanensis

    Boano (Moluccas)

  • Tanysiptera galatea browningi

    Halmahera (northern Moluccas)

  • Tanysiptera galatea brunhildae

    Doi (Moluccas)

  • Tanysiptera galatea doris

    Morotai (northern Moluccas)

  • Tanysiptera galatea emiliae

    Rau (Moluccas)

  • Tanysiptera galatea galatea

    northwestern New Guinea and Raja Ampat Islands (off western New Guinea)

  • Tanysiptera galatea margarethae

    Bacan (northern Moluccas)

  • Tanysiptera galatea meyeri

    northern New Guinea (Mamberamo River to Jimi River Valley)

  • Tanysiptera galatea minor

    southern New Guinea (Digul River to Kumusi River) and Darnley Island

  • Tanysiptera galatea nais

    southern Moluccas (Ambon, Manipa, Seram, Manawoka, and Gorong)

  • Tanysiptera galatea obiensis

    central Moluccas (Obi and Bisa)

  • Tanysiptera galatea rosseliana

    Rossel (Louisiade Archipelago, off southeastern New Guinea)

  • Tanysiptera galatea sabrina

    Kayoa (northern Moluccas)

  • Tanysiptera galatea vulcani

    Manam Island (off Papua New Guinea)

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.