Kingdom Animalia Order Passeriformes Genus Corvus Higher classification Crow | Phylum Chordata Family Corvidae Scientific name Corvus meeki Rank Species | |
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Similar Sinaloa crow, Jamaican crow, White‑billed crow, Bismarck crow, Long‑billed crow | ||
The Bougainville crow (Corvus meeki) is a species of bird in the crow family Corvidae.
It is found in on the island of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea and the neighbouring Shortland Islands in the Solomon Islands. Within its range it is the only species of crow.
The Bougainville crow is a heavy crow, 41 cm long, with all black plumage and a massive black bill.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest up to 1600 m. It is a common species on Bougainville, but it might be threatened in the future by habitat loss caused by logging.
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