The black-capped paradise kingfisher or black-headed paradise kingfisher, is a bird in the tree kingfisher subfamily, Halcyoninae. It is native to several islands in the Bismarck Archipelago to the east of New Guinea. Like all paradise kingfishers, this bird has colourful plumage with a red bill and long distinctive tail streamers. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Sclater, PL 1877
Reference:
Proc. Zool. Soc. London
1877, pt.1 p.105
Imprint year:
1877
Protonym:
Tanysiptera nigriceps
Type locality:
Duke of York Island.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/90436#page/161/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
72AD13901BF0143E
Avibase ID:
avibase-72AD1390
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/72AD1390
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 692783
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Black-capped Paradise-Kingfisher [incl. leucura] ( Tanysiptera nigriceps [incl. leucura]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Black-capped Paradise-Kingfisher [incl. leucura] ( Tanysiptera nigriceps [incl. leucura]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Black-capped Paradise-Kingfisher [incl. leucura] ( Tanysiptera nigriceps [incl. leucura]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Black-capped Paradise-Kingfisher (incl. ssp. leucura) ( Tanysiptera nigriceps [incl. leucura]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Black-capped Paradise-Kingfisher (incl. ssp. leucura) ( Tanysiptera nigriceps [incl. leucura]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Black-capped Paradise-Kingfisher (incl. ssp. leucura) ( Tanysiptera nigriceps [incl. leucura]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Black-capped Paradise-Kingfisher (incl. ssp. leucura) ( Tanysiptera nigriceps [incl. leucura]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Black-capped Paradise-Kingfisher (incl. ssp. leucura) ( Tanysiptera nigriceps [incl. leucura]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Black-capped Paradise-Kingfisher [incl. leucura] ( Tanysiptera nigriceps [incl. leucura]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Black-capped Paradise-Kingfisher [incl. leucura] ( Tanysiptera nigriceps [incl. leucura]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Black-capped Paradise-Kingfisher [incl. leucura] ( Tanysiptera nigriceps [incl. leucura]) |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Black-headed Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera nigriceps) [version 2] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Black-headed Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera nigriceps) [version 2] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Black-headed Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera nigriceps) [version 2] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Black-headed Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera nigriceps) [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Black-headed Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera nigriceps) [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Black-headed Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera nigriceps) [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Black-headed Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera nigriceps) [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Black-headed Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera nigriceps) [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Black-headed Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera nigriceps) [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Black-headed Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera nigriceps) [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Black-headed Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera nigriceps) [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Black-headed Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera nigriceps) [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Black-headed Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera nigriceps) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2021: Black-capped Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera nigriceps) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2022: Black-capped Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera nigriceps) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2023: Black-capped Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera nigriceps) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2024: Black-capped Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera nigriceps) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2019: Black-capped Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera nigriceps) [version 2] |
eBird version 1.55: Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher (Black-capped) ( Tanysiptera sylvia nigriceps/leucura) [version 2] |
eBird version 2015: Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher (Black-capped) ( Tanysiptera sylvia nigriceps/leucura) [version 2] |
eBird version 2016: Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher (Black-capped) ( Tanysiptera sylvia nigriceps/leucura) [version 2] |
eBird version 2017: Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher (Black-capped) ( Tanysiptera sylvia nigriceps/leucura) [version 2] |
eBird version 2018: Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher (Black-capped) ( Tanysiptera sylvia nigriceps/leucura) [version 2] |
eBird version 2019: Black-capped Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera nigriceps) [version 2] |
eBird version 2021: Black-capped Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera nigriceps) [version 2] |
eBird version 2022: Black-capped Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera nigriceps) [version 2] |
eBird version 2023: Black-capped Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera nigriceps) [version 2] |
eBird version 2024: Black-capped Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera nigriceps) [version 2] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Black-headed Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera nigriceps) [version 2] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Black-headed Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera nigriceps) [version 2] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Black-headed Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera nigriceps) [version 2] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Black-headed Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera nigriceps) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Black-capped Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera nigriceps) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Black-capped Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera nigriceps) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Black-capped Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera nigriceps) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Black-capped Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera nigriceps) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Black-capped Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera nigriceps) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Black-capped Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera nigriceps) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Black-capped Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera nigriceps) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Black-capped Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera nigriceps) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Black-capped Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera nigriceps) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Black-capped Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera nigriceps) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Black-capped Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera nigriceps) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Black-capped Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera nigriceps) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Black-capped Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera nigriceps) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Black-capped Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera nigriceps) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Black-capped Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera nigriceps) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Black-capped Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera nigriceps) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Black-capped Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera nigriceps) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Black-capped Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera nigriceps) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Black-capped Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera nigriceps) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Black-capped Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera nigriceps) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Black-capped Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera nigriceps) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Black-capped Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera nigriceps) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Black-capped Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera nigriceps) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Black-capped Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera nigriceps) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Black-capped Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera nigriceps) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Black-capped Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera nigriceps) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Black-capped Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera nigriceps) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Black-capped Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera nigriceps) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Black-capped Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera nigriceps) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Black-capped Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera nigriceps) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Black-capped Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera nigriceps) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Black-capped Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera nigriceps) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Black-capped Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera nigriceps) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Black-capped Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera nigriceps) [version 2] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Tanysiptera nigriceps [version 2] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species (alt)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Tanysiptera [sylvia or nigriceps]
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