Tanysiptera hydrocharis

The two sexes are different. The male bird's head, body and wings are purple blue, but the color is not consistent, the upper body and wings are more vivid color, shoulder, lower back, tail, mantle almost black. All white from chin and throat. The tail is blue. There are two long 12 cm long dark blue streamers with tail feathers that end in the shape of a puffed white bat. The cover of the wings is black. Red mouth, dark brown iris. The legs are olive brown. The female is brown on the upper body and white on the lower body.

Pacific islands (Aru and surrounding islands, Papua New Guinea)

The scientific name Tanysiptera hydrocharis, the foreign name Little paradise kingfisher, is a species of emerald in the family Kingfisher.

The Arusan emerald is a completely carnivorous kingfisher, and its hunting techniques are much the same as those of other species of hunting kingfishers, but it also has its own characteristics. Often hidden in the shade of the tree near the water to prey on fish and shrimp. His head hardly moves while he stands, and his tail wags from time to time. It spends most of its time on the ground searching for food, digging through the soil with its mouth to prey on insects, including snails, beetles, grasshoppers, caterpillars, centipedes, earthworms, and small reptile lizards. Sometimes it makes the feathers very dirty.

The Arusian emerald nests in termite towers, both sexes burrowing together four feet from the ground. Size 15 cm x 13 cm. The female usually lays five eggs, and both raise the chicks together.

Listed in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) ver 3.1:2008 Red List of Birds.

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