Violet crow explained

The violet crow (Corvus violaceus) is a species of the crow family, Corvidae, native to Seram, an island in Indonesia. It was long considered a subspecies of the slender-billed crow but has been shown to be divergent genetically.^[1] Violet crows have a dark black head and slightly blue black body and have a slightly shorter bill than most other crow species.

Habitat

Violet crows primarily inhabit forests and plantations, although they move to more open areas and farmland to feed.^[2]

References

http://www.hbw.com/species/violet-crow-corvus-violaceus

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. Book: del Hoyo . J. . Collar . N. . Christie . D.A. . del Hoyo . J. . Elliott . A. . Sargatal . J. . Christie . D.A. . de Juana . E. . Birds of the World . 2020 . Cornell Lab of Ornithology . Ithaca, NY, USA . 30 August 2024 . Violet Crow (Corvus violaceus), version 1.0.