| Violet crow | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Corvidae |
| Genus: | Corvus |
| Species: | C. violaceus
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| Binomial name | |
| Corvus violaceus Bonaparte, 1850
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The violet crow (Corvus violaceus) is a species of the crow family, Corvidae, native to Seram, an island in Indonesia. It was long considered a subspecies of the slender-billed crow but has been shown to be divergent genetically.2 Violet crows have a dark black head and slightly blue black body and have a slightly shorter bill than most other crow species.
Habitat
Violet crows primarily inhabit forests and plantations, although they move to more open areas and farmland to feed.3
References
References
- BirdLife International (2017). "Corvus violaceus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T103727509A112292912. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T103727509A112292912.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Jønsson, Knud A.; Fabre, Pierre-Henri; Irestedt, Martin (2012). "Brains, tools, innovation and biogeography in crows and ravens". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 12: 72. Bibcode:2012BMCEE..12...72J. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-12-72. PMC 3480872. PMID 22642364.
- del Hoyo, J.; Collar, N.; Christie, D.A. (2020). "Violet Crow (Corvus violaceus), version 1.0". In del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J.; Christie, D.A.; de Juana, E. (eds.). Birds of the World. Ithaca, NY, USA: Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Retrieved 30 August 2024.