Biak Paradise Kingfisher
Tanysiptera riedelii
- Near threatened
- Card rarity: Uncommon
- Birds
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".
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- Family
- Alcedinidae
- Genus
- Tanysiptera