Least ConcernLegendaryEndemicOmnivoreForestPlatform nestMedium · 251 g
About the Violet Crow
The violet crow is a species of the crow family, Corvidae, native to Seram, an island in Indonesia. It was long considered a subspecies of the slender-billed crow but has been shown to be divergent genetically. Violet crows have a dark black head and slightly blue black body and have a slightly shorter bill than most other crow species.
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Where it lives
Regular range
When to see it
JFMAMJJASOND
Peak activity in November · a summer visitor species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Piping CrowCorvus typicusThe piping crow is a species of bird in the family Corvidae.
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.
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