Braunmantelkrähe

Bestimmung

The brown-headed crow grows to a total length of about 22 in (56 cm) including a 7 in (18 cm) tail. It has the typical glossy purplish-black plumage of many of the crow genus apart from the head and neck which are a dark brownish-black. The tail has a squared-off end. The massive beak is compressed and has a high arch, being black in males and reddish or yellowish-white with a black tip in females and juveniles. The legs are black and the face is well-feathered. The nasal bristles are distinctly parted and the throat feathers are bristly. The call is a harsh caw, either in brief, two-syllable utterances or as longer, drawn-out sounds.

Taxonomie

Wissenschaftlicher Name

Corvus fuscicapillus

Autorität

Gray, GR, 1859

Ordnung

Passeriformes

Familie

Rabenvögel (Corvidae)

Gattung

Corvus

Verbreitung und Lebensraum

The species is endemic to eastern Indonesia; it has a fragmented range, perhaps because it has some, as yet unknown, specialised habitat requirement. It is present in northern Papua in the lower part of the Mamberamo River Valley and in the Nimbokrang region, near Jayapura. Also on the islands of Waigeo and Gemien in western Papua, and Nimbokrang and the Aru Islands in Maluku province. Its habitat is primarily virgin forest but it also inhabits secondary growth and mangrove areas, but generally avoids open countryside and the coast. Its altitudinal range is up to about 500 m (1,600 ft).

Zugverhalten

Resident species

Verhalten

This crow moves through the canopy either in pairs or alone, or occasionally in a group of a few birds. It feeds on fruit which it gathers from among the foliage.

Schutzstatus

Bestandstrend

declining