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Photo by M Cowming
Location: Tanzania

Corvus albus

[edit] Identification

46-50 cm in length. Black head, neck, tail, bill and wings, white shoulders and lower breast.

The voice is described as a harsh ar-ar-ar-ar or karh-karh-karh.

[edit] Distribution

Subsaharan Africa and Madagascar.

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.

[edit] Habitat

Open country with villages and towns nearby.

[edit] Behaviour

Diet includes insects and other small invertebrates, small reptiles, small mammals, young birds and eggs, grain, peanuts, carrion and any scraps of human food and fruit.

The nest is usually built in tall trees. 4-5 pale green brown spotted eggs, are laid. Incubation is 18-19 days and the young are usually fledged by around 45 days. Both sexes rear the young.

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