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Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher (Tanysiptera sylvia), Julatten, Queensland

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Description: Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher at "Kingfisher Park" birdwatchers lodge, Julatten, north Queensland. These beautiful kingfishers arrive from Papua New Guinea each year around early November to breed in termite mounds on the ground. Their distinctive long white streamer tails catch the eye as they fly through the dark rain-forest environment. Date: Taken on 6 November 2017, 15:38. Source: Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher (Tanysiptera sylvia). Author: Graham Winterflood from Cairns, Australia. Flickr tagsInfoFieldbird, buff-breasted paradise kingfisher, taxonomy:binomial=tanysiptera sylvia, tanysiptera sylvia, geo:country=australia, canon eos 7d. Camera location16° 35′ 43.5″ S, 145° 20′ 23.19″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap-16.595418; 145.339776.

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