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Alternative name: Guadalcanal Crow

Corvus woodfordi

[edit] Identification

40-41 cm. Short squared off tail, large head, distinctive deep and curved pale ivory coloured bill with a darker tip, dark nasal bristles, overall glossy black with a greenish-purple gloss to the head and purple gloss to the rest of the body. The iris is pale grey or white in the adult bird and the legs and feet are black.

[edit] Distribution

Endemic to the Solomon Islands.

[edit] Taxonomy

Polytypic. Consists of two subspecies.

[edit] Habitat

High forest canopy.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes insects and fruit.

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