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Photo by rudydbn
Photo taken: Port Edward, KZN, RSA.

Corvus albicollis

[edit] Identification

50-54cm. Mainly black, black-brown throat, breast and neck are a blackish-brown in colour, with a faint purple gloss, large patch of white feathers on the back of the lower neck, deep, arched bill with white tip.

[edit] Distribution

Southern and western Africa.

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.

[edit] Habitat

Small towns and villages with nearby mountains or hills for roosting.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes carrion from road kills, fruit, grain, insects, small reptiles, peanuts and human food.

Nests are mainly on a cliff ledge but will occasionally nest in a tree. 3-5 eggs are laid.

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