Crows (Corvidae)
Bismarck Crow (Corvus insularis) - HBW 14, p. 622
French: Corneille des Bismarck
German: Heinrothkrähe
Spanish: Cuervo de las Bismarck
Other common names: Island Crow
Taxonomy: Corvus insularis Heinroth, 1903, Gazelle Peninsula, New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago.
Formerly treated as a race of C. orru, more recently as a race of C. meeki; resembles each in different aspects, but appears sufficiently distinct not to be considered conspecific with either, and probably best treated as a separate species; differs from C. orru mainly in overall morphology (structure, bill size, tail length), iris colour of juvenile, and vocalizations; differs from C. meeki less markedly in overall morphology, but significantly in iris colour of adult, vocalizations, preferred habitat, flocking behaviour, and flight action (deep wingbeats interspe.. View all taxonomy...
Formerly treated as a race of C. orru, more recently as a race of C. meeki; resembles each in different aspects, but appears sufficiently distinct not to be considered conspecific with either, and probably best treated as a separate species; differs from C. orru mainly in overall morphology (structure, bill size, tail length), iris colour of juvenile, and vocalizations; differs from C. meeki less markedly in overall morphology, but significantly in iris colour of adult, vocalizations, preferred habitat, flocking behaviour, and flight action (deep wingbeats interspersed with glides, as opposed to shallow wingbeats). Monotypic.
Distribution: Bismarck Archipelago, on New Britain, New Ireland, New Hanover and satellite islands.
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A bird calling Locality Lavege, New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago
(Monotypic species)
monicayhector 15 July 1992 3 years ago 2
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