Halmahera paradise-crow
Lycocorax pyrrhopterus (Bonaparte, 1850)
The halmahera paradise-crow (Lycocorax pyrrhopterus) is a species in the family Paradisaeidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 247 g to 302.2 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the halmahera paradise-crow
- Weight
- 247 g – 302.2 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Frugivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
Where does the halmahera paradise-crow live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The halmahera paradise-crow is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Why a country list is not a range map
Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
What is the halmahera paradise-crow?
The Halmahera 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, this paradise-crow is endemic to lowland forests of Northern Maluku in Indonesia. The diet consists mainly of fruits and arthropods. It is a restricted-range forest dweller from Halmahera and Morotai, in the northern Maluku of Indonesia.
A common species throughout its habitat range, the Halmahera paradise-crow is evaluated as being of least concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It is listed on Appendix II of CITES.
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Is the halmahera paradise-crow endangered?
The halmahera paradise-crow is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the halmahera paradise-crow classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyParadisaeidae
- genusLycocorax
- SpeciesLycocorax pyrrhopterus (Bonaparte, 1850)
Synonyms Corvus pyrrhopterus
Other names and names in other languages (47)
- Paradise crowEnglish
- Paradise-crowEnglish
- Paradise-crowEnglish
- غراب الجنة هالماهيراArabic
- Вранова райска птицаBulgarian
- ocell del paradís corbíCatalan
- rajka vraníCzech
- Brân baradwysWelsh
- ParadiskrageDanish
- MolukkenparadieskräheGerman
- KrähenparadiesvogelGerman
- halmahera paradizeoEsperanto
- Ave-del-paraíso CorvinaSpanish
- Ave del paraíso corvina de HalmaheraSpanish
- paradiisivaresEstonian
- کلاغ بهشتPersian
- paratiisivarisFinnish
- Paradisier corvinFrench
- עדני העורבHebrew
- halmaherska rajska pticaCroatian
- paradicsomvarjúHungarian
- Cendrawasih gagakIndonesian
- Cenderawasih gagakIndonesian
- Corvo del paradisoItalian
- カラスフウチョウJapanese
- rojaus varnaLithuanian
- Varninis rojaus paukštisLithuanian
- kråkeparadisfuglNorwegian Bokmål
- Bruine ParadijskraaiDutch
- HalmaheraparadijskraaiDutch
- sotparadiskråkeNorwegian
- grabiec brązowoskrzydłyPolish
- grabiec (brązowoskrzydły)Polish
- جنتی کاںWestern Panjabi
- ave-do-paraíso-corvinaPortuguese
- corvo-do-paraíso-de-halmaheraPortuguese
- Райская воронаRussian
- surga havraniaSlovak
- Rajska vranaSerbian
- paradiskråkaSwedish
- halmaheraparadiskråkaSwedish
- மென்காகம்Tamil
- İpekkargasıTurkish
- дивоптах бурокрилийUkrainian
- Chim thiên đường quạ đenVietnamese
- 褐翅天堂鳥Chinese
- 褐翅极乐鸟Chinese
Relatives of the halmahera paradise-crow
Other species in the same genus Lycocorax.
Obi paradise-crow
Lycocorax obiensis
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the halmahera paradise-crow?
An adult halmahera paradise-crow weighs 247 g – 302.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the halmahera paradise-crow live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the halmahera paradise-crow for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the halmahera paradise-crow endangered?
The halmahera paradise-crow is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the halmahera paradise-crow?
The halmahera paradise-crow (Lycocorax pyrrhopterus) belongs to the family Paradisaeidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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