Paradise Crow
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| Lycocorax pyrrhopterus Bonaparte, 1853 |
The Paradise Crow, Lycocorax pyrrhopterus also known as Silky Crow is a medium-sized, up to 34cm long, crow-like bird of paradise with all dark, soft and silky texture plumage. It has a black bill, crimson eyes, and a call reminiscent of a dog's bark. Both sexes are alike. The female is slightly smaller than the male.
One of the few monogamous birds of paradise, the Paradise Crow is distributed and endemic to lowland forests of Maluku islands in Indonesia. The diet consists mainly of fruits and arthropods. Three subspecies are recognized, with the nominate subspecies has the least or no white patch on their inner flight feathers.
A common species throughout its habitat, the Paradise Crow is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It is listed on Appendix II of CITES.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International (2004). Lycocorax pyrrhopterus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
