Tanysiptera sylvia
Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher at Syndicate, QLD
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| Tanysiptera sylvia | MatthewFrawley | 8 Jan 2026 | |
| Tanysiptera sylvia | JasonPStewart | 8 Jan 2026 |
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_Tanysiptera sylvia_ – buff-breasted paradise kingfisher .
Healthy mature bird, singing and displaying for breading from this shown perch .
Mossman Gorge, seen and photographed from the lower river track first section before reaching the river bank and looking north into the forest .
2018 November 16th 10:38–10:39 am .
The rough–focus video i made right after making these two photographs :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJKeNsQdajs .
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Location information
- Coordinates 145.331341-16.471975
- Places Syndicate, QLD
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 16 Nov 2018 10:38 AM Recorded on
- JasonPStewart Recorded by
- Yes Nesting site
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Species information
- Tanysiptera sylvia Scientific name
- Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
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