Brown-headed Crow (Corvus fuscicapillus)

Other Names (World)
Brown-headed Crow, Brown-capped Crow

Family
Corvidae (Crows And Jays)

Size
45 cm

First Described (Guide)
Gray, 1859

Habitat
Primary forest, mangroves, and occasionally secondary growth. Rarely in open habitats and never on the coast or outlying islands. From sea-level - 500 m.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia (B).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.

Status NT
Habitat destruction and degradation through logging, cobalt mining, and a dam, are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Deep, harsh crowing notes, deeper than those of Slender-billed Crow (Corvus enca).

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (8)...)

Brown-headed Crow (Corvus fuscicapillus) [XC560083]
by id from Saporkren, Waigeo Selatan, Kabupaten Raja Ampat, Papua Barat, Indonesia (call)

Brown-headed Crow (Corvus fuscicapillus) [XC497739]
by Bas van Balen from Saporkren, Waigeo Selatan, Kabupaten Raja Ampat, Papua Barat, Indonesia (call)

Subspecies
Probably closest to White-billed Crow (Corvus woodfordi), Bougainville Crow (Corvus meeki) and Grey Crow (Corvus tristis), all apparently forming part of an "old endemic" Melanesian group. Subspecies based on small sample sizes, and validity doubtful. Racial affinity of birds on New Guinea mainland not certain.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

megarhynchus Gray, 1859 - Western Papuan Is (Gemien and Waigeo).
fuscicapillus Gray, 1859 - Aru Is.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Brown-headed Crow (Corvus fuscicapillus) - 10 files

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