Genus: Lycocorax
Description
This genus contains only one species, the Paradise-crow from the Northern Moluccas, Indonesia.
It has a crow-like appearance.
Unlike other Birds-of-paradise this species is neither sexually dimorphic nor polygynous. Instead male and female are very similar and form monogamous pairs.
Taxonomy
Lycocorax is a monotypic genus in the family Paradisaeidae.
The subspecies obiensis is rather distinctive and might be elevated to full species level with further studies.
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| L. pyrrhopterus | Paradise-crow | ||
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2009. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 14: Bush-shrikes to Old World Sparrows. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553507
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Lycocorax. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 31 May 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Lycocorax
