Paradise-crow

Paradise-crow
File:Lycocorax pyrrhopterus by Bowdler Sharpe.jpg
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Paradisaeidae
Genus:	Lycocorax Bonaparte, 1853
Species:	L. pyrrhopterus
Binomial name
Lycocorax pyrrhopterus (Bonaparte, 1850)

The paradise-crow (Lycocorax pyrrhopterus) also known as the silky crow, is a medium-sized crow-like bird-of-paradise.

One of the few monogamous birds-of-paradise, the paradise-crow is endemic to lowland forests of North Maluku in Indonesia. The diet consists mainly of fruits and arthropods.

A common species throughout its habitat range, the Paradise Crow is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It is listed on Appendix II of CITES.

Description

The paradise-crow is approximately 34 cm long with all-dark, soft and silky plumage. It has a black bill, crimson eyes, and a call reminiscent of a dog's bark. Both sexes are similar; the female is slightly smaller than the male. The nominate subspecies has the least or no white patch on the inner flight feathers.

The breeding season is approximately December to June.

Diet

The diet of the paradise crow is mainly fruit, with some supplement from arthropods both of which are foraged mainly from dense canopy and middle foliage.

Subspecies

• Lycocorax pyrrhopterus pyrrhopterus — Halmahera, Kasiruta, and Bacan
• Lycocorax pyrrhopterus morotensis — Morotai, and Rau
• Lycocorax pyrrhopterus obiensis — Obi Islands (Obi and Bisa islands)

External links

• BirdLife Species Factsheet
• The Internet Bird Collection
• Handbook Of The Birds Of The World