Bougainville Crow (Corvus meeki)

Other Names (World)
Bougainville Crow, Short-tailed Crow, Solomon Crow, Solomon Islands Crow

Family
Corvidae (Crows And Jays)

Size
41 cm

First Described (Guide)
Rothschild, 1904

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. Also, subtropical and tropical montane moist forest, rural gardens. From sea-level - 1,600 m.

Range (Guide)

Papua New Guinea (B), Solomon Islands (B).

Bougainville and Buka islands of Papua New Guinea (B), Shortland Islands of Solomon Islands (B).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
Habitat destruction due to logging is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A loud, raucous 'car-car-car'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (5)...)

Bougainville Crow (Corvus meeki) [XC169525]
by Iain Woxvold from Near Torokina, Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea (call)

Bougainville Crow (Corvus meeki) [XC543543]
by Iain Woxvold from Kaitare'ei, Kunua District, Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Probably closest to White-billed Crow (Corvus woodfordi), Brown-headed Crow (Corvus fuscicapillus) and Grey Crow (Corvus tristis), all apparently forming part of an "old endemic" Melanesian group. May form a superspecies with White-billed Crow (Corvus woodfordi) and sometimes treated as conspecific, but differs in bill and eye colours, nature of nasal bristles, and plumage gloss. Sometimes treated as conspecific with Corvus insularis (now considered to be subspecies insularis of Torresian Crow (Corvus orru)), but differs notably in iris colour of adult, vocalizations, preferred habitat, lack of flocking behaviour, and flight action (shallow wingbeats, as opposed to deep wingbeats interspersed with glides).

References
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