BPBM 184877Vertebrate Zoology
Tanysiptera galatea
Papuan Paradise-Kingfisher
As recorded: Tanysiptera galatea G.R.Gray, 1859
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Coraciiformes › Alcedinidae
- Collected by
- T K Pratt
- Collector number
- Collector Number: TKP 2004-040
- Locality
- Cheme
- Island
- Rossel Island
- Region
- Papua New Guinea
- Coordinates
- -11.3216, 154.2440
- Identified by
- T K Pratt
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Tanysiptera galatea observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2023-09-20.
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Tanysiptera galatea. BPBM 184877. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 95471051. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz/184877.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 95471051 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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