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Australian crow

Corvus orru

The Torresian crow (Corvus orru), also called the Australian crow or Papuan crow, is a passerine bird in the crow family native to the north and west of Australia and nearby islands in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. The species has a black plumage, beak and mouth with white irises. The base of the feathers on the head and neck are white.

Overview

The Torresian crow (Corvus orru), also called the Australian crow or Papuan crow, is a passerine bird in the crow family native to the north and west of Australia and nearby islands in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. The species has a black plumage, beak and mouth with white irises. The base of the feathers on the head and neck are white. The Torresian crow is slightly larger with a more robust bill than the morphologically similar little crow.
Although widespread over northern Australia and some nearby islands, the common name "Torresian" refers to the Australian Shire of Torres.

Video

Representative video of genus CorvusCredit: Enting Films (producer) / Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision (curator) · CC BY-SA 3.0 nlSource ↗

Sounds

A recording of a Torresian Crow's call.7575u · CC BY-SA 4.0

References

  1. GBIF Auto Sync GBIF
  2. Wikipedia — Torresian crow Wikipedia

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