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The Obi paradise-crow (Lycocorax obiensis) is a species of paradise-crow in the family Paradiseaidae along with the birds-of-paradise. This bird was split from its congener, the Halmahera paradise-crow (L. pyrrhopterus) in 2016. [1] The species was first described and named by Heinrich Agathon Bernstein in 1865.
The Halmahera paradise-crow is a medium-sized bird-of-paradise, reaching a body length of up to 42 cm, [2] with a dark, soft and silky plumage that may appear all black, but is in fact a very dark brown. [3] Both sexes are similar; the female is slightly smaller than the male.
Paradise-crows are members of the genus Lycocorax in the family Paradisaeidae (birds-of-paradise). [2]
Birds-of-paradise range in size from the king bird-of-paradise at 50 g (1.8 oz) and 15 cm (5.9 in) to the curl-crested manucode at 44 cm (17 in) and 430 g (15 oz). The male black sicklebill , with its long tail, is the longest species at 110 cm (43 in).
The blue bird-of-paradise (Paradisornis rudolphi) is a large species of bird-of-paradise. It is the only species in the genus Paradisornis , but was previously included in the genus Paradisaea . It is often regarded as one of the most fabulous and extravagant of all birds of the world, with its glorified and fancy flank feathers present only in ...
The king bird-of-paradise (Cicinnurus regius) is a passerine bird of the Paradisaeidae (bird-of-paradise) family. It is considered by the IOC checklist to be the only member of the genus Cicinnurus , although the genus Diphyllodes is closely related and is subsumed under Cicinnurus by many other authorities.
Birds-of-paradise look as though they may take a lot of work to care for due to their size and exotic appearance, but Sam Neimann, houseplant expert and founder of gardening brand Bleume, notes ...
Hooded crow (Corvus cornix) in flight Jungle crow (Corvus macrorhynchos) scavenging on a dead shark at a beach in Kumamoto, Japan. Medium-large species are ascribed to the genus, ranging from 34 cm (13 in) of some small Mexican species to 60–70 cm (24–28 in) of the large common raven and thick-billed raven, which together with the lyrebird represent the larger passerines.