Slender-billed crow explained

The slender-billed crow (Corvus enca) is a Passerine bird of the family Corvidae, in the genus Corvus. The violet crow has been found to be distinct genetically and separated as Corvus violaceus.[1] The small crow has been split as Corvus samarensis and the Palawan crow has also been split as Corvus pusillus.[2]

Habitat and Diet

It is found throughout Maritime Southeast Asia (Brunei, Indonesia and the Philippines) and Peninsular Malaysia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest. It eats fish and shrimp.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Jønsson, Knud A. . Fabre, Pierre-Henri . Irestedt, Martin . 2012. Brains, tools, innovation and biogeography in crows and ravens. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 12. 10.1186/1471-2148-12-72 . 72 . 22642364 . 3480872 . free . 2012BMCEE..12...72J .
  2. Web site: Species Updates – IOC World Bird List. 2021-05-29. en-US.
  3. EDDY . SYAIFUL . MUTIARA . DIAN . MEDISWATI . ROSWITHA YEMIMA TIUR . RAHMAN . RAMA GIVATI . MILANTARA . NORIL . BASYUNI . MOHAMMAD . 2021-11-18 . Short communication: Diversity of bird species in Air Telang Protected Forest, South Sumatra, Indonesia . Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity . 22 . 12 . 10.13057/biodiv/d221206 . 2085-4722. free .

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