Kofiau Paradise Kingfisher
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The Kofiau Paradise Kingfisher (Tanysiptera ellioti) is a tree kingfisher
endemic to the Indonesia
n island Kofiau
. This little-known bird is sometimes considered a subspecies of the Common Paradise Kingfisher (T. galatea).
Tree kingfisher
The tree kingfishers or wood kingfishers, family Halcyonidae, are the most numerous of the three families of birds in the kingfisher group, with between 56 and 61 species in around 12 genera, including several species of kookaburras. The family appears to have arisen in Indochina and the Maritime...
endemic to the Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
n island Kofiau
Kofiau
Kofiau is an island in the Raja Ampat Islands, in West Papua, Indonesia. The island is primarily raised coral limestone with some volcanic hills, covered in low forest. The island is home to the endemic Kofiau Paradise Kingfisher and Black-backed Monarch....
. This little-known bird is sometimes considered a subspecies of the Common Paradise Kingfisher (T. galatea).