Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher

Tanysiptera sylvia Gould, 1850

50 gWeight

The buff-breasted paradise kingfisher (Tanysiptera sylvia) is a bird in the tree kingfisher subfamily, Halcyoninae.

Busiest months: November · Most records: Australia, Papua New Guinea

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher has been recorded at 20 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Kingfisher Park Birdwatchers LodgeAustralia910 records
Kingfisher Park Birdwatchers Lodge – Morning WalkAustralia257 records
Finch Hatton GorgeAustralia230 records

More places

JulattenAustralia222 records
Daintree Village Boat CruiseAustralia144 records
Varirata National ParkPapua New Guinea50 records
Kwatu LodgePapua New Guinea39 records
Elevala and Ketu RiversPapua New Guinea16 records
Boystown Road – Bowerbird HillPapua New Guinea6 records
Cairns Botanical Gardens and Centenary LakesAustralia5 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Australia Papua New Guinea

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The buff-breasted paradise kingfisher (Tanysiptera sylvia) is a bird in the tree kingfisher subfamily, Halcyoninae. It is native to Australia and New Guinea. It migrates in November from New Guinea to its breeding grounds in the rainforest of North Queensland, Australia.

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Questions

How big is the Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher?

The Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher weighs around 50 g.

Where does the Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher live?

Its breeding range: Australasia: north-central, south-central, southeastern New Guinea and northeastern Australia. It is most often recorded in Australia and Papua New Guinea.