Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Lycocorax [pyrrhopterus or obiensis] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Bulgarian: Вранова райска птица, Вранова райска птица (ssp. pyrrhopterus/morotensis)
Catalan: ocell del paradís corbí
Czech: rajka vraní
Danish: Paradiskrage
German: Molukkenparadieskrähe, Molukkenparadieskrähe (pyrrhopterus/morotensis)
English: Halmahera Paradise-crow, Paradise-crow (Halmahera), Paradise-crow [pyrrhopterus or morotensis]
[ENAV]: Halmahera Paradise-crow
English, HBW: Halmahera Paradise-crow
English (IOC): Halmahera Paradise-crow, Paradise-crow (Halmahera)
English (United States): Halmahera Paradise-crow, Paradise-crow (Halmahera)
Esperanto: halmahera paradizeo
Spanish: Ave del paraíso corvina de Halmahera, Ave del Paraíso Corvina de Halmahera (pyrrhopterus/morotensis)
Spanish (Spain): Ave del paraíso corvina de Halmahera, Ave del paraíso corvina de Halmahera (pyrrhopterus/morotensis)
Estonian: paradiisivares
Finnish: paratiisivaris
French: Paradisier corvin, Paradisier corvin (pyrrhopterus), Paradisier corvin (pyrrhopterus/morotensis), Paradisier corvin [pyrrhopterus ou morotensis]
French (Guyane): Paradisier corvin (pyrrhopterus/morotensis)
Croatian: halmaherska rajska ptica
Hungarian: paradicsomvarjú
Indonesian: Cendrawasih gagak, Cendrawasih gagak (Halmahera)
Icelandic: Krákudjásni, Krákudjásni (pyrrhopterus/morotensis)
Italian: Corvo del paradiso
Japanese (romaji): karasufuuchou (pyrrhopterus/morotensis)
Japanese: カラスフウチョウ, カラスフウチョウ (pyrrhopterus/morotensis), カラスフウチョウ（pyrrhopterus／morotensis）
Scientific: C[orvus] pyrrhopterus, Corvus pyrrhopterus, Lycocorax pyrrhopterus, Lycocorax pyrrhopterus [pyrrhopterus or morotensis], Lycocorax pyrrhopterus pyrrhopterus, Lycocorax pyrrhopterus pyrrhopterus/morotensis
Lithuanian: rojaus varna
Dutch: Bruine Paradijskraai, Halmaheraparadijskraai
Norwegian: Kråkeparadisfugl, kråkeparadisfugl (pyrrhopterus/morotensis)
Polish: grabiec (brązowoskrzydły), grabiec (brązowoskrzydły) (pyrrhopterus/morotensis)
Portuguese: corvo-do-paraíso-de-halmahera
Portuguese (Portugal): ave-do-paraíso-corvina, ave-do-paraíso-corvina (pyrrhopterus/morotensis)
Russian: Райская ворона, Райская ворона (pyrrhopterus/morotensis)
Slovak: surga havrania, surga havrania (skup.)
Serbian: Rajska vrana, Rajska vrana (pyrrhopterus/morotensis)
Swedish: paradiskråka, paradiskråka (pyrrhopterus/morotensis)
Turkish: İpekkargası, İpekkargası (pyrrhopterus/morotensis)
Ukrainian: дивоптах бурокрилий, Дивоптах бурокрилий (підвид pyrrhopterus/morotensis)
Chinese: 褐翅极乐鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 褐翅天堂鳥