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Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher

Tanysiptera carolinae Schlegel, H 1871

The Numfor paradise kingfisher, also known as the cobalt paradise kingfisher, is a tree kingfisher endemic to the Indonesian island of Numfor off the northwestern coast of New Guinea. It is a common species, but the forests where it lives are being affected by logging and the IUCN has rated its conservation status as "near-threatened". Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Coraciiformes
Family:
  Alcedinidae
Genus:
   Tanysiptera
Scientific:
  Tanysiptera carolinae

Original description

Citation:
  Schlegel, H 1871

Reference:
   Nederl. Tijdschr. Dierk. 4 p.13

Protonym:
  Tanysiptera Carolinae

Type locality:
  Mafor.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49085614

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  88BC28F6348FEB31

Avibase ID:
  avibase-88BC28F6

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/88BC28F6

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 554630


NEAR THREATENED

Geographic range:

  • Tanysiptera carolinae: Numfor (Cenderawasih Bay, off northwestern New Guinea)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher
Catalan:
Alció del paradís de l'illa Numfor
Czech:
ledňáček numforský
Danish:
Blåbrystet Paradisisfugl
German:
Numforliest
Spanish:
Alción colilargo de Numfor
Spanish (Spain):
Alción Colilargo de Numfor
Finnish:
numforinparatiisikalastaja
French:
Martin-chasseur de Caroline
Croatian:
numforski vodomar
Hungarian:
numfori lesőmadár
Italian:
Martin pescatore del paradiso di Numfor
Japanese (romaji):
aomunerakettokawasemi
Japanese:
アオムネラケットカワセミ
Lithuanian:
Numforinis rojinis tulžys
Dutch:
Numforvlagstaartijsvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Numforisfugl
Norwegian:
Numforisfugl
Polish:
sterowik niebieskobrzuchy
Portuguese:
martim-rabilongo-de-numfor
Portuguese (Portugal):
guarda-rios-do-paraíso-de-numfor
Russian:
Нумфорский райский зимородок
Slovak:
rybárikovec modrobruchý
Swedish:
numforparadiskungsfiskare
Ukrainian:
Альціон-галатея синій
Chinese:
蓝仙翡翠
Chinese (Traditional):
藍天堂翡翠

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Numfor Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Numfor Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Numfor Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Numfor Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Numfor Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Numfor Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Numfor Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Numfor Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Numfor Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Numfor Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Numfor Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Numfor Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Numfor Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Numfor Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Numfor Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Numfor Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Numfor Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Numfor Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Numfor Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Numfor Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Numfor Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Numfor Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Martin-chasseur de Caroline ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Martin-chasseur de Caroline ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Clements 1st edition:
Numfor Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Clements, version 2021:
Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Clements, version 2022:
Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Clements, version 2023:
Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Clements, version 2024:
Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Clements 3rd edition:
Numfor Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Clements 4th edition:
Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Clements 6th edition:
Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Clements, version 2015:
Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Clements, version 2016:
Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Clements, version 2017:
Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Clements, version 2018:
Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Clements, version 2019:
Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
eBird version 1.50:
Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
eBird version 1.52:
Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
eBird version 1.53:
Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
eBird version 1.54:
Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
eBird version 1.55:
Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
eBird version 2015:
Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
eBird version 2016:
Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
eBird version 2017:
Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
eBird version 2018:
Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
eBird version 2019:
Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
eBird version 2021:
Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
eBird version 2022:
Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
eBird version 2023:
Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
eBird version 2024:
Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Numfor Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Numfor Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Numfor Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Numfor Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Numfor Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Numfor Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Numfor Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Numfor Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Numfor Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Numfor Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Numfor Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Numfoor Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Numfoor Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Numfor Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Numfor Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Numfor Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Numfor Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Numfor Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Cobalt Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Cobalt Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Cobalt Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Cobalt Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Cobalt Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Cobalt Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Cobalt Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Numfor Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Numfor Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Numfor Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Numfor Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Numfor Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Numfor Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Numfor Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Tanysiptera carolinae
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Tanysiptera carolinae
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Tanysiptera carolinae
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera carolinae)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Tanysiptera carolinae
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Tanysiptera carolinae

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: Alció del paradís de l'illa Numfor
Czech: Lednácek numforský, ledňáček numforský
Danish: Blåbrystet Paradisisfugl
German: Numforliest
English: Cobalt Paradise Kingfisher, Numfoor Paradise Kingfisher, Numfor Paradise Kingfisher, Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher
English, HBW: Numfor Paradise-kingfisher
English (IOC): Numfor Paradise Kingfisher
English (United States): Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher
Esperanto: Numfora paradizalciono
Spanish: Alción Colilargo de la Numfor, Alción colilargo de Numfor, Alción del Paraiso de Numfor
Spanish (Spain): Alción Colilargo de Numfor
Spanish (HBW): Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher
Estonian: numfori paradiisi-safiirlind
Finnish: Numforinparatiisikalastaja
French: Martin-chasseur de Caroline
Croatian: numforski vodomar
Hungarian: numfori lesőmadár
Indonesian: Cekakakpita Numfor, Cekakak-pita numfor, Raja udang Numfor
Italian: Martin pescatore del Paradiso di Numfor
Japanese (romaji): aomunerakettokawasemi
Japanese: アオムネラケットカワセミ
Scientific: Tanysiptera carolinae
Lithuanian: Numforinis rojinis tulžys
Dutch: Numforvlagstaartijsvogel, Numfor-vlagstaartijsvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Numforisfugl
Norwegian: Numforisfugl
Polish: sterowik niebieskobrzuchy
Portuguese: martim-rabilongo-de-numfor
Portuguese (Portugal): guarda-rios-do-paraíso-de-numfor
Russian: Нумфорский райский зимородок, Райский зимородок Каролины
Slovak: rybárikovec modrobruchý
Slovenian: smejavi edenomec
Swedish: Numforparadisflugsnappare, numforparadiskungsfiskare
Turkish: Numfor cennet yalıçapkını
Ukrainian: Альціон-галатея синій
Chinese: 蓝仙翡翠
Chinese (Traditional): 藍天堂翡翠, 藍極樂翡翠

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