Photo: Richard Bowdler Sharpe / Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Halmahera Paradise-crow
Lycocorax pyrrhopterus
Halmahera Paradise-crow (Lycocorax pyrrhopterus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
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The Halmahera Paradise-crow (Lycocorax pyrrhopterus) is a member of the Paradisaeidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 284 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Paradisaeidae Birds-of-paradise
- Genus Lycocorax
- Species pyrrhopterus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 284 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Paradisaeidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Halmahera Paradise-crow is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Halmahera Paradise-crow is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Halmahera Paradise-crow (Lycocorax pyrrhopterus) is a species of bird in the Paradisaeidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It is found across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU Morotai to Bacan (n Moluccas).
It is a large bird. Adults weighs around 284 g, with a wing length of about 19.7 cm and a tail of around 13.8 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 23,000 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Halmahera Paradise-crow?
The Halmahera Paradise-crow is a large bird that weighs around 284 g.
Where does the Halmahera Paradise-crow live?
The Halmahera Paradise-crow is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU Morotai to Bacan (n Moluccas), where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Halmahera Paradise-crow belong to?
The Halmahera Paradise-crow (Lycocorax pyrrhopterus) belongs to the Paradisaeidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Halmahera Paradise-crow eat?
The Halmahera Paradise-crow is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Halmahera Paradise-crow migrate?
The Halmahera Paradise-crow is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Halmahera Paradise-crow endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Halmahera Paradise-crow make?
1 real field recording of the Halmahera Paradise-crow — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Halmahera Paradise-crow's range?
The Halmahera Paradise-crow has a mapped global range of about 23,000 km².
Conservation
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