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Corvus meeki

[edit] Identification

41 cm. All black body,very large black bill.

[edit] Distribution

The Bougainville Crow is endemic to the islands of Bougainville and Buka (of Papua New Guinea) and the Shortland Islands (of the Solomon Islands).¹

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.

[edit] Habitat

It is generally restricted to lowland forest (< 1 600 m) but does feed in coconut plantations and degraded habitats close to forest.¹

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] References

1. BirdLife International. 2008. Species factsheet: Corvus meeki. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 23/11/2008.

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