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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute	Little Paradise-kingfisher	Black-headed Paradise-kingfisher
Scientific Name	Tanysiptera hydrocharis	Tanysiptera nigriceps
Order	Coraciiformes	Coraciiformes
Family	Alcedinidae	Alcedinidae
Conservation Status	Data Deficient	Least Concern
Length	—	—
Wingspan	17.4 cm (6.9 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)
Weight	33.0 g (1.16 oz)	53.9 g (1.90 oz)
Diet	--	--
Clutch Size	--	2-4
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

🌲 Forest

Little Paradise-kingfisher only

None

Black-headed Paradise-kingfisher only

None

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Conservation Status

Data Deficient

Little Paradise-kingfisher

Least Concern

Black-headed Paradise-kingfisher

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About These Birds

Little Paradise-kingfisher

Black-headed Paradise-kingfisher

The Black-headed Paradise-kingfisher is a spectacularly ornate kingfisher with a black head, vivid turquoise-blue upperparts, white underparts, and extraordinarily long white tail streamers. It inhabits lowland and hill rainforests of the Bismarck Archipelago, including New Britain and Manus, in Papua New Guinea. It hunts insects, lizards, and earthworms in the forest understory, often diving to the ground to capture prey.

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