Banggai Crow
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The Banggai Crow (Corvus unicolor) is a member of the crow family. It is listed as a critically endangered species because of the lack of recent records on the species and habitat loss, but very little is known about the species. It is sometimes thought to be a subspecies of the Slender-billed Crow.[1]
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[edit] Description
The Banggai Crow is a medium-sized (39 cm) crow. It is completely black with a dark iris and a short tail.[2]
[edit] Distribution and habitat
The Banggai Crow is thought to live in subtropical or tropical lowlands and moist forest. It is only known from two specimens taken from an island in the Banggai Archipelago, and visits to the archipelago in 1991 and 1996 yielded no unequivocal records of the species, leading some to believe it extinct.
[edit] Threats
The decline ot the Banggai Crow is thought to be primarily due to habitat loss and degradation through agriculture and extraction. [3]
[edit] References
- ^ Vaurie, Charles (1958). "Remarks on some Corvidae of Indo-Malaya and the Australian region." American Museum novitates 13 1-13
- ^ Birdlife International Species Factsheet - Banggai Crow
- ^ Red Data Book - Threatened Birds of Asia: Banggai Crow
