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| - | {{stub}} | + | '''Alternative names: Short-tailed Crow; Solomon Crow; Solomon Islands Crow''' |
| | ;[[:Category:Corvus|Corvus]] meeki | | ;[[:Category:Corvus|Corvus]] meeki |
| | ==Identification== | | ==Identification== |
| | + | 40 - 41cm. A medium-sized, glossy crow: |
| | + | * Massive black bill with strongly arched culmen |
| | + | * Short narrow tail |
| | + | * Black plumage with bluish-green gloss on head and underparts and purple gloss on upperparts |
| | + | * Brown eye |
| | + | * Black legs |
| | + | Sexes similar. Juveniles have blue-grey eyes. |
| | ==Distribution== | | ==Distribution== |
| - | ''Corvus meeki'' is endemic to Bougainville and the satellite islands of Buka (Papua New Guinea) and the Shortland Islands (Solomon Islands). | + | Endemic to the islands of Bougainville and Buka (of [[Papua New Guinea]]) and the Shortland Islands (of the [[Solomon Islands]]).<br /> |
| - | | + | Common in its small range. |
| | ==Taxonomy== | | ==Taxonomy== |
| - | This is a monotypic species. | + | This is a monotypic species. <br /> |
| | + | It's sometimes regarded as conspecific with [[Bismarck Crow]] or with [[White-billed Crow]]. |
| | ==Habitat== | | ==Habitat== |
| | + | It is generally restricted to lowland forest (< 1600 m) but does feed in coconut plantations and degraded habitats close to forest. |
| | ==Behaviour== | | ==Behaviour== |
| - | ==Bird Song== | + | Feeds on insects, fruits, and berries. Usually foraging in small groups.<br /> |
| | + | Breeding season probably in austral spring. No other information about breeding.<br /> |
| | + | A resident species. |
| | + | |
| | + | ==References== |
| | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#{{Ref-HBWVol14}} |
| | + | {{Ref}} |
| | ==External Links== | | ==External Links== |
| - | {{GSearch|Corvus+meeki}} | + | {{GSearch|Corvus+meeki}} |
| - | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Corvus]] [[Category:Missing Images]] | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Missing Images]][[Category:Corvus]] |
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Alternative names: Short-tailed Crow; Solomon Crow; Solomon Islands Crow
- Corvus meeki
[edit] Identification
40 - 41cm. A medium-sized, glossy crow:
- Massive black bill with strongly arched culmen
- Short narrow tail
- Black plumage with bluish-green gloss on head and underparts and purple gloss on upperparts
- Brown eye
- Black legs
Sexes similar. Juveniles have blue-grey eyes.
[edit] Distribution
Endemic to the islands of Bougainville and Buka (of Papua New Guinea) and the Shortland Islands (of the Solomon Islands).
Common in its small range.
[edit] Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
It's sometimes regarded as conspecific with Bismarck Crow or with White-billed Crow.
[edit] Habitat
It is generally restricted to lowland forest (< 1600 m) but does feed in coconut plantations and degraded habitats close to forest.
[edit] Behaviour
Feeds on insects, fruits, and berries. Usually foraging in small groups.
Breeding season probably in austral spring. No other information about breeding.
A resident species.
[edit] References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2009. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 14: Bush-shrikes to Old World Sparrows. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553507
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