- Paradise Crow
Taxobox
name = Paradise Crow
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
image_width = 225px
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo =Passeriformes
familia =Paradisaeidae
genus = "Lycocorax"
genus_authority = Bonaparte, 1853
species = "L. pyrrhopterus"
binomial = "Lycocorax pyrrhopterus"
binomial_authority = (Bonaparte, 1850)The Paradise Crow, "Lycocorax pyrrhopterus", also known as the Silky Crow, is a medium-sized (approximately 34cm long)crow -likebird of paradise 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 almost similar. The female is slightly smaller than the male.One of the few
monogamous birds of paradise, the Paradise Crow is endemic tolowland forests of theMaluku islands inIndonesia . The diet consists mainly of fruits andarthropods . Threesubspecies are recognized, with the nominate subspecies having the least or no white patch on the inner flight feathers.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 ofCITES .References
* Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
External links
* [http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/search/species_search.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=5807&m=0 BirdLife Species Factsheet]
* [http://www.redlist.org/search/details.php?species=51185 IUCN Red List]
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