The Paradise-crow (Lycocorax pyrrhopterus) also known as the Silky Crow, is a medium-sized (approximately 34 cm long) crow-like bird of paradise with all-dark, soft and silky plumage. It has a black bill, crimson eyes, and a call reminiscent of a dog's bark. Both sexes are similar; the female is slightly smaller than the male.
One of the few monogamous birds of paradise, the Paradise-crow is endemic to lowland forests of North Maluku in Indonesia. The diet consists mainly of fruits and arthropods. Three subspecies are recognized, with the nominate subspecies, found on the islands of Halmahera, Kasiruta and Bacan, having the least or no white patch on the inner flight feathers. The other two subspecies include Lycocorax pyrrhopterus morotensis found on the islands of Morotai and Rau and Lycocorax pyrrhopterus obiensis found on the islands of Obi and Bisa.
A common species throughout its habitat range, the Paradise Crow is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It is listed on Appendix II of CITES.