Halmahera Paradise-crow (Lycocorax pyrrhopterus)

Other Names (World)
Halmahera Paradise-crow, Paradise-crow, Brown-winged Bird-of-paradise, Brown-winged Paradise-crow, Obi Paradise-crow, Morty Island Paradise-crow, Silky Crow

Family
Paradisaeidae (Birds-of-paradise)

Size
42 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Bonaparte, 1851)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
An explosive and penetrating 'wu-unk'.

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Halmahera Paradise-crow (Lycocorax pyrrhopterus) [XC194923]
by Marc Thibault from East Morotai, Morotai Island, North Maluku, Indonesia (call)

Halmahera Paradise-crow (Lycocorax pyrrhopterus) [XC151733]
by Mike Nelson from Weda, Central Halmahera, North Maluku, Indonesia (call)

Subspecies
Originally described as a crow (Corvidae). Distinctive subspecies obiensis possibly a separate species. Further study is required.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

morotensis Schlegel, 1863 - Morotai and Rau, in northern Moluccas.
pyrrhopterus (Bonaparte, 1851) - Halmahera, Kasiruta and Bacan.
obiensis Bernstein, 1865 - Bisa and Obi (south of Halmahera). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Obi Paradise-crow (Lycocorax obiensis).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Halmahera Paradise-crow (Lycocorax pyrrhopterus) - 10 files

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