Bougainville crow

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Bougainville crow

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Corvidae
Genus: Corvus
Species:
C. meeki
Binomial name
Corvus meeki

The Bougainville crow (Corvus meeki) is a species of bird in the crow family, Corvidae.

It is found in on the island of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea and the neighbouring Shortland Islands in the Solomon Islands. Within its range it is the only species of crow.

The Bougainville crow is a heavy crow, 41 cm long, with all black plumage and a massive black bill.

Its natural

habitat loss
caused by logging.

References

  1. . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ BirdLife International (2008) Species factsheet: Corvus meeki. Downloaded from "BirdLife International - conserving the world's birds". Archived from the original on 2007-07-10. Retrieved 2013-08-17. on 15 October 2008