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Photo by Andrew S
Photo taken: Simien Mountains, Ethiopia.

Corvus crassirostris

[edit] Identification

60-64 cm. It has a very large bill that is laterally compressed and is deeply curved; it is black with a white tip and has deep nasal grooves with only light nasal bristle covers. Very short feathers on the head, throat and neck which on the throat and upper breast, have an oily brown gloss. The rest is glossy black except for a distinctive white patch of short feathers on the nape and onto the neck.

[edit] Distribution

Eritrea, Somalia and Ethiopia.

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.

[edit] Habitat

Mountains and high plateau.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes grubs, beetle larvae from animal dung, carrion, scraps of meat, and other human foods.

It nests in trees and on cliffs, building a stick nest. 3-5 eggs are laid.

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