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Species
Tanysiptera danae Sharpe, 1880
Nomenclature
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Family: AlcedinidaeGenus: Tanysiptera
Species:
Tanysiptera danae Sharpe, 1880
Usage:
valid
Vernacular names:
Vernacular name:
Brown-headed Paradise Kingfisher, Brown-backed Paradise-kingfisher, Ruddy Racquet-tail
SUMMARY
Male rufous-brown crown and black, bright pink rump, blue wing-coverts, pink chin and throat, richer deep pink breast and abdomen, paler flanks and under-tail coverts, purplish-blue tail under-part, central feather 9 cm longer, with white tips and narrow inner margins at base, lateral tail feather dusky grey, bill red, iris dark brown, legs and feet pink to orange-red. Female buff chin and throat. Juvenile browner crown, olive-brown upper-part, scaly Uunder-part, orange bill with brown at base.