Black-capped Paradise Kingfisher
Photo: John Gould · Public domain

Kingfishers

Black-capped Paradise Kingfisher

Tanysiptera nigriceps

LCLeast Concern Endemic to Papua New Guinea
Family
Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
Order
Coraciiformes

Overview

The black-capped paradise kingfisher (Tanysiptera nigriceps) or black-headed paradise kingfisher, is a bird in the tree kingfisher subfamily, Halcyoninae. It is native to several islands in the Bismarck Archipelago to the east of New Guinea. Like all paradise kingfishers, this bird has colourful plumage with a red bill and long distinctive tail streamers.

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Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.