Samar Crow

About the Samar Crow

The Samar crow, formerly known as the small crow, is a passerine bird in the genus Corvus of the family Corvidae. It is endemic to the islands of Samar and Mindanao in the Philippines. However, it has not been recorded in Mindanao since the 1980s. Its natural habitats are primary tropical moist lowland forest. It is now extremely rare and likely endangered. It is threatened by habitat loss and hunting.

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Where it lives

When to see it

Peak activity in June · a variable species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Banggai CrowCorvus unicolorThe Banggai crow, known as kuuyak in the Banggai language, is a member of the crow family from Banggai regency in the province of Central Sulawesi in Indonesia. Bougainville CrowCorvus meekiThe Bougainville crow is a species of bird in the crow family, Corvidae. White-billed CrowCorvus woodfordiIt is a short and stocky forest bird (40–41 cm in length) with a short, squared-off tail and a relatively large head with a very distinctive deep and curved pale ivory-coloured bill with a darker tip.