Genome data of the bird of paradise, Lycocorax pyrrhopterus

The Lycocorax pyrrhopterus, common name, paradise-crow or silky crow, is a medium-sized crow-like bird-of-paradise. 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. The paradise-crow is approximately 34 cm long 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. The breeding season is approximately December to June, (Wikipedia).<br>Here we present the de novo assembled genome totalling 1.07Gb in length, with 3216 scaffolds having an N50 of 4.2Mb, annotated with 17,023 protein coding genes and BUSCO analysis demonstrating a 93.8% completeness.