Brown-headed Paradise Kingfisher
A species of Paradise Kingfishers Scientific name : Tanysiptera danae Genus : Paradise Kingfishers
Brown-headed Paradise Kingfisher, A species of Paradise Kingfishers
Botanical name: Tanysiptera danae
Genus: Paradise Kingfishers
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Photo By Lars Petersson 
Description
The brown-headed kingfisher is 23 cm (9.1 in) in length excluding the streamers which are up to 9 cm (3.5 in). They weigh between 37 and 50 grams. The sexes are alike. The head, mantle and scapulars are a warm rufous-brown. The rump, breast and belly are pink-red. The flight feathers are black and the greater coverts are bright blue. The tail is dark purplish blue, the bill is red and the legs and feet are pink or orange. 
Size
30 cm
Nest Placement
Cavity
Feeding Habits
Brown-headed Paradise Kingfisher primarily consumes insects, which it captures on the ground using active foraging techniques. It exhibits unique feeding adaptations for ground hunting, distinct within its habitat around Milne Bay in Papua New Guinea.
Habitat
Brown-headed Paradise Kingfisher mainly inhabits dense primary forests and is also found in gallery and alluvium forests, as well as Castanopsis forests. It occupies forest edges and areas with secondary growth. While in some regions brown-headed Paradise Kingfisher and its close relative are mutually exclusive, in other areas they coexist.
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Distribution Area
The brown-headed paradise kingfisher is distributed in deep forest areas in the far east of New Guinea. It mainly inhabits the forests of foothills and occurs mainly in dense primary forests. Its altitude ranges from 300 to 1000 vertical metres. The common paradise kingfisher also occurs in its distribution area. Usually the brown-headed paradise kingfisher is represented at higher altitudes than the common paradise kingfisher. However, in the region around Popondetta, the capital of the province Oro of Papua New Guinea in the southeast of the island, both species occur at altitudes of 150 meters. The brown-headed paradise kingfisher is to be observed here even more frequently than the common paradise kingfisher.
Photo By Lars Petersson 
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Family
Kingfishers Genus
Paradise Kingfishers Species
Brown-headed Paradise Kingfisher 
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