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Black-capped Paradise-Kingfisher

Tanysiptera nigriceps
Family
Kingfishers
Order
Coraciiformes
Codes
bubpak2, BHPK, BCPK
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCoraciiformes
FamilyKingfishers (Alcedinidae)
SpeciesTanysiptera nigriceps
Codesbubpak2, BHPK, BCPK
Identification

The Black-capped Paradise-Kingfisher (Tanysiptera nigriceps) is a member of the Kingfishers family within the order Coraciiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code bubpak2 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Half-collared Kingfisher
Alcedo semitorquata
Shining-blue Kingfisher
Alcedo quadribrachys
Blue-eared Kingfisher
Alcedo meninting
Malaysian Blue-banded Kingfisher
Alcedo peninsulae
Black-capped Paradise-Kingfisher photo
(c) Nik Borrow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Tanysiptera nigriceps

Family: Kingfishers

Order: Coraciiformes

eBird Code: bubpak2