Flores Crow

 

Flores Crow
Corvus florensis, da. Floreskrage

The Flores Crow (Corvus florensis) is a species of bird in the Corvidae family. It is endemic to Indonesia.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Justification
This rather diminutive crow has a very small population, which is subject to a continuing decline in the face of rampant deforestation on its island home. It thus qualifies as Endangered.

Identification
40 cm. Medium-sized, forest-dwelling crow. Plumage all black, dark iris. Feathering extends halfway along ridge of bill. Similar spp. Large- billed Crow C. macrorhynchos is much larger with more massive bill.

Voice
High-pitched, downwardly inflected cwaaa or cawaraa. Also waak repeated 1-3 times, resonant popping or gurgling and wheezing contact call.

Distribution and population
Corvus florensis is endemic to the islands of Flores and Rinca1, Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, where it is known chiefly from the lowlands in the western half of Flores. It seems likely that it has always been relatively uncommon, although locally frequent in undisturbed habitat. Overall it is acknowledged to occur only at low densities, with most encounters involving single birds, and appears to have declined.

ref.:

Flores Crow (BirdLife)

Flores Crow (Google)

The voice (Corvus florensis)

 

 

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