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Buff-breasted Paradise-kingfisher [sylvia or salvadoriana]
Tanysiptera sylvia [sylvia or salvadoriana] (= Tanysiptera sylvia sylvia) Gould, J 1850
The buff-breasted paradise kingfisher is a bird in the tree kingfisher subfamily, Halcyoninae. It is native to Australia and New Guinea. It migrates in November from New Guinea to its breeding grounds in the rainforest of North Queensland, Australia. Like all paradise kingfishers, this bird has colourful plumage with a red bill, buff breast and distinctive long tail streamers. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Coraciiformes
Family:
Alcedinidae
Genus:
Tanysiptera
Scientific:
Tanysiptera sylvia sylvia
Original description
Citation:
Gould, J 1850
Reference:
Contrib. Orn. [Jardine]
Protonym:
Tanysiptera sylvia
Type locality:
Cape York, Queensland.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51979149
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
44A15B3EF97E6F67
Avibase ID:
avibase-44A15B3E
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/44A15B3E
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 692785
Geographic range:
- Tanysiptera sylvia [sylvia or salvadoriana]: north-central, south-central, and southeastern New Guinea and northeastern Australia; winters to New Guinea
- Tanysiptera sylvia sylvia: breeds northeastern Australia (northern Queensland); winters in New Guinea
- Tanysiptera sylvia salvadoriana: southeastern New Guinea (Hall Sound to Kemp Welch River)
Source: Clements checklist
Buff-breasted Paradise-kingfisher [sylvia or salvadoriana]
Spanish:
Alción Colilargo Silvia (sylvia/salvadoriana)
Spanish (Spain):
Alción colilargo silvia (sylvia/salvadoriana)
French:
Martin-chasseur sylvain [sylvia ou salvadoriana]
Japanese (romaji):
shiraorakettokawasemi (sylvia/salvadoriana)
Japanese:
シラオラケットカワセミ (sylvia/salvadoriana)
Dutch:
Australische Vlagstaartijsvogel
Norwegian:
trådstjertisfugl (sylvia/salvadoriana)
Swedish:
gulbröstad paradiskungsfiskare
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Buff-breasted Paradise-kingfisher [sylvia or salvadoriana] ( Tanysiptera sylvia [sylvia or salvadoriana]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Buff-breasted Paradise-kingfisher [sylvia or salvadoriana] ( Tanysiptera sylvia [sylvia or salvadoriana]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Buff-breasted Paradise-kingfisher [sylvia or salvadoriana] ( Tanysiptera sylvia [sylvia or salvadoriana]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Buff-breasted Paradise-kingfisher (excl. ssp. leucura) ( Tanysiptera sylvia [excl. leucura]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Buff-breasted Paradise-kingfisher (excl. ssp. leucura) ( Tanysiptera sylvia [excl. leucura]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Buff-breasted Paradise-kingfisher [sylvia or salvadoriana] ( Tanysiptera sylvia [sylvia or salvadoriana]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Buff-breasted Paradise-kingfisher [sylvia or salvadoriana] ( Tanysiptera sylvia [sylvia or salvadoriana]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Buff-breasted Paradise-kingfisher [sylvia or salvadoriana] ( Tanysiptera sylvia [sylvia or salvadoriana]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Buff-breasted Paradise-kingfisher [sylvia or salvadoriana] ( Tanysiptera sylvia [sylvia or salvadoriana]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Buff-breasted Paradise-kingfisher [sylvia or salvadoriana] ( Tanysiptera sylvia [sylvia or salvadoriana]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Buff-breasted Paradise-kingfisher [sylvia or salvadoriana] ( Tanysiptera sylvia [sylvia or salvadoriana]) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Buff-breasted Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera sylvia) [version 2] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Buff-breasted Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera sylvia) [version 2] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Buff-breasted Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera sylvia) [version 2] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Buff-breasted Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera sylvia) [version 2] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Buff-breasted Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera sylvia) [version 2] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Buff-breasted Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera sylvia) [version 2] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Buff-breasted Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera sylvia) [version 2] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Buff-breasted Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera sylvia) [version 2] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Buff-breasted Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera sylvia) [version 2] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Buff-breasted Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera sylvia) [version 2] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Buff-breasted Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera sylvia) [version 2] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Buff-breasted Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera sylvia) [version 2] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Buff-breasted Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera sylvia) [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2021: Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera sylvia) [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2022: Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera sylvia) [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2023: Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera sylvia) [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2024: Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera sylvia) [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2019: Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera sylvia) [version 2] |
| eBird version 1.55: Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher (Buff-breasted) ( Tanysiptera sylvia sylvia/salvadoriana) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2015: Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher (Buff-breasted) ( Tanysiptera sylvia sylvia/salvadoriana) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2016: Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher (Buff-breasted) ( Tanysiptera sylvia sylvia/salvadoriana) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2017: Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher (Buff-breasted) ( Tanysiptera sylvia sylvia/salvadoriana) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2018: Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher (Buff-breasted) ( Tanysiptera sylvia sylvia/salvadoriana) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2019: Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera sylvia) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2021: Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera sylvia) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2022: Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera sylvia) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2023: Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera sylvia) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2024: Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera sylvia) [version 2] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Buff-breasted Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera sylvia) [version 2] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Buff-breasted Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera sylvia) [version 2] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Buff-breasted Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera sylvia) [version 2] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Buff-breasted Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera sylvia) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera sylvia) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera sylvia) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera sylvia) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera sylvia) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera sylvia) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera sylvia) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera sylvia) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera sylvia) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera sylvia) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera sylvia) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera sylvia) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera sylvia) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera sylvia) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera sylvia) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera sylvia) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera sylvia) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera sylvia) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera sylvia) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera sylvia) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera sylvia) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera sylvia) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera sylvia) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera sylvia) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera sylvia) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera sylvia) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera sylvia) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera sylvia) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera sylvia) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera sylvia) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera sylvia) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera sylvia) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera sylvia) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera sylvia) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera sylvia) [version 2] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Tanysiptera sylvia [version 2] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Tanysiptera sylvia
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: Alció del paradís pitdaurat
Czech: ledňáček rajský
Danish: Skovparadisisfugl
German: Blaukappenliest, Blaukappen-Paradiesliest, Paradiesliest
English: Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher, Buff-breasted Paradise-kingfisher, Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher (Buff-breasted), Buff-breasted Paradise-kingfisher (excl. ssp. leucura), Buff-breasted Paradise-kingfisher [sylvia or salvadoriana]
English, HBW: Buff-breasted Paradise-kingfisher
English (IOC): Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher
English (United States): Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher
Esperanto: Avelbrusta paradizalciono
Spanish: Alción Colilargo Pechianteado, Alción Colilargo Silvia, Alción Colilargo Silvia (sylvia/salvadoriana)
Spanish (Spain): Alción colilargo pechianteado, Alción Colilargo Silvia (sylvia/salvadoriana)
Spanish (HBW): Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher (Buff-breasted)
Estonian: niitsaba-safiirlind
Finnish: australianparatiisikalastaja
French: Martin-chasseur sylvain, Martin-chasseur sylvain (sylvia), Martin-chasseur sylvain [sylvia or salvadoriana], Martin-chasseur sylvain [sylvia ou salvadoriana]
Croatian: bjeloleđi vodomar
Hungarian: paradicsom lesőmadár
Indonesian: Cekakak-pita dada-jingga, Cekakakpita Dada-jingga
Italian: Martin pescatore del paradiso pettocamoscio
Japanese (romaji): shiraorakettokawasemi, shiraorakettokawasemi (sylvia/salvadoriana)
Japanese: シラオラケットカワセミ, シラオラケットカワセミ (sylvia/salvadoriana)
Scientific: Tanysiptera sylvia, Tanysiptera sylvia [excl. leucura], Tanysiptera sylvia [sylvia or salvadoriana], Tanysiptera sylvia sylvia, Tanysiptera sylvia sylvia/salvadoriana
Lithuanian: Baltauodegis rojinis tulžys
Dutch: Australische Vlagstaartijsvogel, Australische Vlagstaartijsvogel (sylvia/salvadoriana)
Norwegian: Trådstjertisfugl, trådstjertisfugl (sylvia/salvadoriana)
Polish: sterowik białogrzbiety
Portuguese: martim-rabilongo-arruivado
Portuguese (Portugal): guarda-rios-do-paraíso-de-peito-creme
Russian: Белохвостый райский зимородок
Slovak: rybárikovec rajský
Slovenian: belohrbti edenomec
Swedish: gulbröstad paradiskungsfiskare, Rödbröstad paradiskungsfiskare
Turkish: Turuncu göğüslü cennet yalıçapkını
Ukrainian: альціон-галатея вохристогрудий
Chinese: 白尾仙翡翠
Chinese (Traditional): 白尾天堂翡翠, 白尾極樂翡翠
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