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Photo by mehdhalaouate
Taken at Numfor, Papua, Indonesia

36-40 cm including the streamers or the tail-feathers.

Island of Numfor in the Geelvink bay.

Swampy forests

It nests in termitaria.

Diet includes insects, crickets and spiders taken from the forest floor.

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 ;Tanysiptera carolinae
-[[Image:Numfor_Paradise_Kingfisher.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by mehdhalaouate]]
+[[Image:Numfor_Paradise_Kingfisher.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by mehdhalaouate <br/> Taken at Numfor, Papua, Indonesia
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 ==Identification==
-Taken at Numfor, Papua, Indonesia
+-40 cm including the streamers or the tail-feathers.
-Numfor paradise kingfisher ( tanysiptera carolinae )
-Measuring about 36-40 cm including the streamers or the tail-feathers. A very inconspicious bird and very difficult to spot even with the blue feather colouration.
 ==Distribution==
-Only found in the island of Numfor in the Geelvink bay.
+Island of [[Numfor]] in the Geelvink bay.
 ==Taxonomy==
 ==Habitat==
-Inhabits the lower canopy and the secondary and swampy forests
+Swampy forests
 ==Behaviour==
-A solitary bird except during the breeding season when the males and females can be seen within some meters of eachother. Territorial fights are very common as this species is very aggressive. Nests in termitaria and feeds on insects, crickets and spiders taken from the forest floor.
+It nests in termitaria.
+Diet includes insects, crickets and spiders taken from the forest floor.
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