Cuban crow
Cuban crow | |
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Near Zapata Swamp, Cuba | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Corvidae |
Genus: | Corvus |
Species: | C. nasicus
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Binomial name | |
Corvus nasicus Temminck, 1826
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Distribution map |
The Cuban crow (Corvus nasicus) is one of four species of
Distribution and habitat
It can be found quite commonly over most of the large island of
Description
A stocky, medium-sized (40–42 centimetres or 16–17 inches in length) forest crow, the bill of this species is long and deep with a gentle curve towards the tip giving a large headed profile. The nasal bristles sweep forward then upward and frequently reveal the nostrils which are hidden in almost all other members of the genus
Diet
Food consists of fruit and insects though it does appear to take human food readily and will scavenge for scraps where the opportunity arises. Large noisy flocks can be seen feeding in trees and it will also readily feed on the ground especially where grain and other seeds have been spilt or left unprotected on the surface of a field.
Call
The voice is quite remarkable and is rather un-crow like, with strange liquid bubbling notes and high ringing sounds produced in various combinations. It also produces a thin screeched "aaaaauh" that rises in inflection.
Breeding
The nest is built in tall trees, though little further information about breeding is recorded as yet.
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Footnotes
- . Retrieved 11 November 2021.