Piapiac
Ptilostomus afer
In size it is a little smaller and slimmer than the European magpie (Pica pica) though the bill is relatively thicker. It is 35–42 cm (14–17 in) in length and weighs 121–130 g (4.3–4.6 oz). The overall colouring is black with the feathers quite silky in texture and having a purplish gloss in good light. The base of the tail tends to be more brown in colour than the rest of the body. Unusual for a passerine it has 10 rather than 12 tail feathers. The nasal plumes are somewhat upturned on top of the bill but fully cover the nostrils.
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Sinaloa Crow
Corvus sinaloae
The Sinaloa crow is 35.5 to 38 cm (14 to 15 in) long; two individuals weighed 229 and 258 g (8.1 and 9.1 oz). The sexes have the same plumage, which is nearly identical to that of the Tamaulipas crow. Adults have glossy dark violet crown, nape, secondary wing coverts, and secondaries. The sides of their neck and their back, scapulars, rump, uppertail coverts, and primary coverts are glossy dark violet blue. Their primaries and rectrices are dark steel blue with a greenish tinge on the outer primaries and a violet tinge on the central rectrices. Voice: The Sinaloa crow's voice is the characteristic that led to its recognition as a species separate from the Tamaulipas crow. The Tamaulipas crow's voice is burry or croaking, characters absent from that of the Sinaloa crow.
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