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Photo by arthurgrosset in Najasa, Cuba.
- Corvus palmarum
Includes Cuban Palm Crow and Hispaniolan Palm Crow
Identification
The Palm Crow is classified as Endangered.
It is similar to the Cuban Crow but is smaller, with shorter wings and elongated tufts over the upper mandible.
Distribution
Dominican Republic, Haiti and W Cuba.
Taxonomy
Two subspecies:
- C. p. palmarum
- C. p. minutus
Minutus (pictured above) is slightly smaller and is sometimes given full species status as Cuban Palm Crow. The remaining palmarum would be named Hispaniolan Palm Crow then.
Both forms appear to be closely related to the Fish Crow of the eastern seaboard of the United States and also two smaller species, the Tamaulipas Crow and Sinaloa Crow of Mexico and forms a species group with them.
Habitat
Mountain pine forests.
