The Common Paradise Kingfisher is notable for its long tail feathers with white, racket-shaped tips. It lives in forests around New Guinea and searches for prey near the ground.
Adults have a blue back, white throat and belly, and long blue tail feathers that widen into racket-shaped tips. Colour combinations vary among subspecies.
It waits in the dim forest understorey and catches earthworms, snails, and insects near the ground. During breeding it nests in holes in trees.
IUCN Red List · Least Concern (LC) · Global