Friday, April 1, 2016

BUFF-BREASTED PARADISE-KINGFISHER

Photographed at Kingfisher Park, Julatten April 2016
765      BUFF-BREASTED PARADISE-KINGFISHER           Tanysiptera sylvia

AUSTRALIA         (609)

Also known as White-tailed Kingfisher. Found in rainforests with open ground; scrubby mountain gullies; riverside vine scrub; well vegetated gardens. 29-35 cm, incl. tail. Range: summer breeding migrant (Oct.-Apl) to coastal ne Q from PNG, from Cape York s to Mt Spec, near Townsville; some overwinter. Locally common.







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