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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.
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When to see the Brown-headed Crow
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 7 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is August, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Brown-headed Crow
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Brown-headed Crow
The brown-headed crow is a passerine bird of the genus Corvus in the family Corvidae. Endemic to Indonesia, it has a fragmented distribution in subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest. It is threatened by habitat destruction and the IUCN has rated it as being "Least Concern".
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Easily confused with
Mariana CrowCorvus kubaryiThe Mariana crow is a small black crow with a bluish-black gloss on its tail, and a greenish-black gloss on its back, underparts, head, and wings.
Flores CrowCorvus florensisThe Flores crow is a species of bird in the family Corvidae.
Violet CrowCorvus violaceusThe violet crow is a species of the crow family, Corvidae, native to Seram, an island in Indonesia.
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