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Biak Paradise-Kingfisher

Tanysiptera riedelii Verreaux, JP 1866

The Biak paradise kingfisher is a tree kingfisher that is endemic to the Indonesian island of Biak which is one of a small group of islands located in Cenderawasih Bay near the northern coast of Papua. This bird has a turquoise-blue back with a white belly and tail streamers and a reddish beak. Its natural habitat is forests and the IUCN has assessed its conservation status as being "near-threatened". Source: Wikipedia




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

Original description

Citation:
  Verreaux, JP 1866

Reference:
   Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. Bull. Paris 2 p.21 pl.3 fig.1

Protonym:
  Tanysiptera Riedelii

Type locality:
  Kordo Is. Geelvink Bay (not from Celebes)

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13958371

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  90BFFCDAB3A12F02

Avibase ID:
  avibase-90BFFCDA

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/90BFFCDA

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 554629


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Geographic range:

  • Tanysiptera riedelii: Biak (Cenderawasih Bay, off northwestern New Guinea)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Biak Paradise-Kingfisher
Catalan:
Alció del paradís de l'illa Biak
Czech:
ledňáček biacký
Danish:
Biakparadisisfugl
German:
Biakliest
Spanish:
Alción colilargo de Biak
Spanish (Spain):
Alción Colilargo de Biak
Finnish:
biakinparatiisikalastaja
French:
Martin-chasseur de Biak
Croatian:
biački vodomar
Hungarian:
Biak lesőmadár
Italian:
Martin pescatore del paradiso di Biak
Japanese (romaji):
biakurakettokawasemi
Japanese:
ビアクラケットカワセミ
Lithuanian:
Biakinis rojinis tulžys
Dutch:
Biakvlagstaartijsvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Biakisfugl
Norwegian:
Biakisfugl
Polish:
sterowik łuskowany
Portuguese:
martim-rabilongo-de-biak
Portuguese (Portugal):
guarda-rios-do-paraíso-de-biak
Russian:
Биакский райский зимородок
Slovak:
rybárikovec belasochrbtý
Serbian:
Rajski vodomar sa ostrva Biak
Swedish:
biakparadiskungsfiskare
Ukrainian:
Альціон-галатея біяцький
Chinese:
比岛仙翡翠
Chinese (Traditional):
比雅克天堂翡翠

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Biak Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera riedelii)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Biak Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera riedelii)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Biak Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera riedelii)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Biak Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera riedelii)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Biak Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera riedelii)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Martin-chasseur de Biak ( Tanysiptera riedelii)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Martin-chasseur de Biak ( Tanysiptera riedelii)
Clements 1st edition:
Biak Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera riedelii)
Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Biak Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera riedelii)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Biak Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera riedelii)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Biak Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera riedelii)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Biak Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera riedelii)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Biak Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera riedelii)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Biak Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera riedelii)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
Biak Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera riedelii)
eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
Biak Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera riedelii)
eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Biak Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera riedelii)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Biak Paradise Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera riedelii)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Biak Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera riedelii)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Biak Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera riedelii)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Biak Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera riedelii)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Biak Paradise-kingfisher ( Tanysiptera riedelii)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Biak Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera riedelii)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Tanysiptera riedelii
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Tanysiptera galatea riedelii [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Tanysiptera galatea riedelii [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Biak Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera riedelii)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Biak Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera riedelii)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Biak Paradise-Kingfisher ( Tanysiptera riedelii)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Tanysiptera riedelii
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Tanysiptera riedelii

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: Alció del paradís de l'illa Biak
Czech: Lednácek biacký, ledňáček biacký
Danish: Biakparadisisfugl
German: Biak Liest, Biakliest
English: Biak Paradise Kingfisher, Biak Paradise-Kingfisher
English, HBW: Biak Paradise-kingfisher
English (IOC): Biak Paradise Kingfisher
English (United States): Biak Paradise-Kingfisher
Esperanto: Biaka paradizalciono
Spanish: Alción colilargo de Biak, Alción Colilargo de la Biak, Alción del Paraiso de Biak
Spanish (Spain): Alción Colilargo de Biak
Spanish (HBW): Biak Paradise-Kingfisher
Estonian: biaki paradiisi-safiirlind
Finnish: Biakinparatiisikalastaja
French: Martin-chasseur de Biak
Croatian: biački vodomar
Hungarian: Biak lesőmadár
Indonesian: Cekakakpita Biak, Cekakak-pita biak, Raja udang Biak
Italian: Martin pescatore del Paradiso di Biak
Japanese (romaji): biakurakettokawasemi
Japanese: ビアクラケットカワセミ
Scientific: Tanysiptera galatea riedelii, Tanysiptera riedelii, Tanysiptera Schlegelii
Lithuanian: Biakinis rojinis tulžys
Dutch: Biakvlagstaartijsvogel, Biak-vlagstaartijsvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Biakisfugl
Norwegian: Biakisfugl
Polish: sterowik luskowany, sterowik łuskowany
Portuguese: martim-rabilongo-de-biak
Portuguese (Portugal): guarda-rios-do-paraíso-de-biak
Russian: Биакский райский зимородок, Райский зимородок Риделя
Slovak: rybárikovec belasochrbtý
Slovenian: sinji edenomec
Serbian: Rajski vodomar sa ostrva Biak
Swedish: Biakparadisflugsnappare, biakparadiskungsfiskare
Turkish: Biak cennet yalıçapkını
Ukrainian: Альціон-галатея біяцький
Chinese: 比岛仙翡翠
Chinese (Traditional): 比雅克天堂翡翠, 比雅克極樂翡翠

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