• Synonyms Common Paradise-Kingfisher, Paradise Kingfisher, Beautiful Paradise-Kingfisher, Galatea Racket-tailed Kingfisher, Galatea Paradise Kingfisher
  • Old latin name for bird Tanysiptera galeata

Common Paradise Kingfisherbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, female, male, song, © Patrik Åberg
    Indonesia
  • 2.
    , © Barry Edmonston
    Indonesia
  • 3.
    Song, © Andrew Spencer
    Indonesia
  • 4.
    Song, © Robert Hutchinson
    Indonesia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Common Paradise Kingfisher

  • Breeding region Australasia
  • Breeding subregion Moluccas and New Guinea

Common Paradise Kingfisher subspecies (15)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Tanysiptera galatea acisBuru (wc Moluccas)-No
Tanysiptera galatea boanensisBoano (nw of Seram; ec Moluccas)-No
Tanysiptera galatea browningiHalmahera (n Moluccas)-No
Tanysiptera galatea brunhildaeDoi (nw of Halmahera; n Moluccas)-No
Tanysiptera galatea dorisMorotai (n Moluccas)-No
Tanysiptera galatea emiliaeRau (w of Morotai; n Moluccas)-No
Tanysiptera galatea galateaRaja Ampat Is. (nw of New Guinea) and Bird's Head and Neck (nw New Guinea)-No
Tanysiptera galatea margarethaeBacan (n Moluccas)-No
Tanysiptera galatea meyerin New Guinea-No
Tanysiptera galatea minors New Guinea-No
Tanysiptera galatea naisManipa (w of Seram), Ambon, Seram, Manawoka (se of Seram; c, ec Moluccas)-No
Tanysiptera galatea obiensisBisa, Obi Latu and Obi (nc Moluccas)-No
Tanysiptera galatea rosselianaRossel (e Louisiade Arch., e of se New Guinea)-No
Tanysiptera galatea sabrinaKayoa (w of s Halmahera; n Moluccas)-No
Tanysiptera galatea vulcaniManam (n of ne New Guinea)-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalanalció del paradís comú
Chinese普通仙翡翠
Chinese (Traditional)普通極樂翡翠, 普通天堂翡翠
Croatiandugorepi vodomar
CzechLednácek hedvábný, ledňáček hedbávný, ledňáček hedvábný
DanishParadisisfugl
DutchVlagstaartijsvogel
EsperantoKomuna paradizalciono
Estonianparadiisi-safiirlind
Finnishmolukkienparatiisikalastaja
FrenchMartin-chasseur à longs brins
GermanSpatelliest
Hungarianenciánkék lesőmadár
IcelandicÞelþyrill
IndonesianCekakakpita Biasa, Raja udang ekor panjang, Cekakak-pita biasa
ItalianMartin pescatore del Paradiso, Martin pescatore del paradiso comune
Japaneseラケットカワセミ
Lithuanianpaprastasis rojinis tulžys
Norwegiangalateaisfugl
Norwegian NynorskGalateaisfugl
Polishsterowik duży, sterowik duzy
Portuguesemartim-rabilongo-papua, guarda-rios-do-paraíso-comum
RussianГалатея, Райский зимородок
SerbianObični rajski vodomar
Slovakrybárikovec hodvábny
Sloveniansvileni edenomec
SpanishAlción colilargo común, Alción del Paraiso Común
SwedishParadiskungsfiskare, vanlig paradiskungsfiskare
TurkishCennet Yalıçapkını
Ukrainianальціон-галатея великий