Slender-billed crow
The slender-billed crow (Corvus enca) is a Passerine bird of the family Corvidae, in the genus Corvus. The violet crow has been found to be distinct genetically and separated as Corvus violaceus.[2] The small crow has been split as Corvus samarensis and the Palawan crow has also been split as Corvus pusillus.[3]
| Slender-billed crow | |
|---|---|
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| Near Tomohon, Indonesia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Corvidae |
| Genus: | Corvus |
| Species: | C. enca |
| Binomial name | |
| Corvus enca (Horsfield, 1821) | |
Distribution and habitat
It is found throughout Maritime Southeast Asia (Brunei, Indonesia and the Philippines) and Peninsular Malaysia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest.
References
- BirdLife International. 2017. Corvus enca (amended version of 2016 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T103727499A118785292. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T103727499A118785292.en. Downloaded on 23 August 2021.
- Jønsson, Knud A.; Fabre, Pierre-Henri; Irestedt, Martin (2012). "Brains, tools, innovation and biogeography in crows and ravens". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 12: 72. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-12-72. PMC 3480872. PMID 22642364.
- "Species Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2021-05-29.
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