Alternative names: Bare-eyed Crow; Bare-faced Crow
- Corvus tristis
Identification
51 - 56cm. A medium-sized Crow.
- Bare pink facial skin
- Sparse nasal and rictal bristles
- Plumage blackish to dark brown or grey
- Grey, stout bill
- Light blue iris
- Pink to grey legs
Sexes similar. Juveniles paler than adults with whitish on head.
Distribution
New Guinea, Yapen, the western Papuan Islands and D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago.
Locally fairly common.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
It may be closest related to Brown-headed Crow, White-billed Crow and Bougainville Crow.
Habitat
Rainforest, forest edge, gardens and secondary growth. Found from lowlands up to 1500m.
Behaviour
Often seen in noisy groups.
Diet
Feeds on fruit in forest canopy. Takes also insects and scavenges sometimes.
Breeding
Breeding takes place in the dry season. One described nest was made of sticks and placed in an outher fork near the top of a large tree. No other information about breeding.
Movements
A resident species.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- 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
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Grey Crow. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Grey_Crow
