Little Paradise-kingfisher
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The Little Paradise Kingfisher (Tanysiptera hydrocharis) is a species of bird
in the Alcedinidae family.
It is found in Indonesia
and Papua New Guinea
.
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
in the Alcedinidae family.
It is found in 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...
and Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
.
Source
- BirdLife International 2004. Tanysiptera hydrocharis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.