Crows (Corvidae)
Brown-headed Crow (Corvus fuscicapillus) - HBW 14, p. 622
French: Corneille à tête brune
German: Braunkopfkrähe
Spanish: Cuervo Cabecipardo
Other common names: Brown-capped Crow
Taxonomy: Corvus fuscicapillus G. R. Gray, 1859, Dorey, New Guinea; error = Aru Islands, New Guinea.
Probably closest to C. woodfordi, C. meeki and C. tristis, all apparently forming part of an "old endemic" Melanesian group. Races based on small sample sizes, and validity doubtful; racial affinity of birds on New Guinea mainland not certain. Two subspecies tentatively recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- megarhynchus Bernstein, 1864 - W Papuan Is (Gemien and Waigeo).
- fuscicapillus G. R. Gray, 1859 - Aru Is.
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Brownh-headed Crow, pair foraging through the canopy of primary rainforest.
Locality Nimbokrang Forest, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea
Filip Verbelen 4 August 2008 21 weeks ago 3.7
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