- Corvus palmarum
Photographed: Najasa, Cuba
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 and Haiti.
Taxonomy
This form is slightly smaller and is usually separated as a sub-species called Corvus palmarum minutus. Both forms are usually now given the respective common names of Hispaniolan Palm Crow and Cuban Palm Crow to distinguish them.
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.
