Birds-of-paradise (Paradisaeidae)
Paradise Crow (Lycocorax pyrrhopterus) - HBW 14, p. 462
French: Paradisier corvin
German: Krähenparadiesvogel
Spanish: Ave-del-paraíso Corvina
Other common names: Brown-winged Bird-of-paradise, Brown-winged/Obi/Morty Island Paradise-crow, Silky Crow
Taxonomy: C[orvus] pyrrhopterus Bonaparte, 1850, Gilolo [= Halmahera].
Originally described as a crow (Corvidae). Distinctive race obiensis possibly a separate species; study required. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- morotensis Schlegel, 1863 - Morotai and Rau, in N Moluccas.
- pyrrhopterus ( Bonaparte, 1850) - Halmahera, Kasiruta and Bacan.
- obiensis Bernstein, 1864 - Bisa and Obi (S of Halmahera).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Two birds perched in a bare tree. Locality Foli, Halmahera, Maluku Islands (Indonesia) (ssp pyrrhopterus)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 15 August 2009 1 year ago 13 sec 3
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A distant bird perched in a tree.
Locality Foli, Halmahera, Maluku Islands (Indonesia) (ssp pyrrhopterus)
David Beadle 19 October 2011 1 year ago 1.9
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Call Locality Halmahera, Maluku Islands (Indonesia)
(Monotypic species)
Niels Poul Dreyer 14 July 1989 19 weeks ago 4
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