Violet crow | |
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Conservation status | |
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Corvidae |
Genus: | Corvus |
Species: | C. violaceus |
Binomial name | |
Corvus violaceus Bonaparte, 1850 |
The violet crow (Corvus violaceus) is a species of the crow family, Corvidae, native to Seram, an island in Indonesia. It was long considered a subspecies of the slender-billed crow but has been shown to be divergent genetically. Violet crows have a dark black head and slightly blue black body and have a slightly shorter bill than most other crow species.
Habitat
Violet crows primarily inhabit forests and plantations, although they move to more open areas and farmland to feed.
References
- BirdLife International (2017). "Corvus violaceus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T103727509A112292912. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T103727509A112292912.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Jønsson, Knud A.; Fabre, Pierre-Henri; Irestedt, Martin (2012). "Brains, tools, innovation and biogeography in crows and ravens". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 12: 72. Bibcode:2012BMCEE..12...72J. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-12-72. PMC 3480872. PMID 22642364.
- del Hoyo, J.; Collar, N.; Christie, D.A. (2020). "Violet Crow (Corvus violaceus), version 1.0". In del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J.; Christie, D.A.; de Juana, E. (eds.). Birds of the World. Ithaca, NY, USA: Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
http://www.hbw.com/species/violet-crow-corvus-violaceus
Taxon identifiers | |
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Corvus violaceus |
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