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Species
Tanysiptera sylvia Gould, 1850
Nomenclature
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Family: AlcedinidaeGenus: Tanysiptera
Species:
Tanysiptera sylvia Gould, 1850
Usage:
valid
Vernacular names:
Vernacular name:
Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher, Australian/Long-tailed/Racquet-tailed/Silver-tailed/White-tailed Paradise-kingfisher, Australian Racquet-tail
SUMMARY
Both sexes nominate race blue head, blackish eyeband, dark blue UpP with white spot on upper back, white rump, tail blue, white elongated central feather remaining narrow to tip, 7-18 cm longer than rest of tail, UnP orange-buff, bill red, iris dark brown, legs and feet pink-red. Juvenile duller, bill brown. Race salvadoriana paler below, nigriceps black cap and scapulars, paler below, tail grey blue except for white shafts, inner webs and tips of central feathers, leucura similar to last, but completely white tail.