White-necked Crow
A species of Crows Scientific name : Corvus leucognaphalus Genus : Crows
White-necked Crow, A species of Crows
Botanical name: Corvus leucognaphalus
Genus: Crows
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Description General Info
Description
A stocky bird, it is the largest Caribbean corvid, measuring 42–46 centimetres or 17–18 inches in length. The overall appearance is black, with a bluish-purple gloss in good light; despite its name, its neck is completely black. The black bill is long and deep, and curves gently downward to the tip, giving the bird a large headed appearance. The nasal bristles do not quite cover the nostrils, unlike the majority of species in this genus. There is a patch of dark grey bare skin behind the eye, and the base of the lower mandible has a bare strip of the same coloured skin. The iris is a distinctive crimson red in colour, and the legs and feet are black. It often flies high over the forest canopy and soars on thermals, unlike the palm crow, which rarely, if ever, soars. 
Size
46 cm
Nest Placement
Tree
Feeding Habits
White-necked Crow is an omnivore, feasting on fruits, crops, Dacryodes excelsa drupes, tree-toads, insects, and nestlings. It adapts its diet to seasonal availabilities and exhibits diverse foraging behaviors.
Habitat
White-necked Crow primarily resides in old, mature pine and broadleaf forests in regions with mountainous and hilly terrain. Their habitat extends to accessible as well as inaccessible areas, up to elevations of 2650 meters, though they are especially uncommon above 1500 meters. Additionally, white-necked Crow can be found in coastal mangrove swamps and cactus forests.
Dite type
Omnivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Species Status
It has been designated as "Vulnerable" by the IUCN, due to having a severely fragmented population which is mostly decreasing, and several other threats (mainly hunting for both food and as a crop pest, destruction of habitat for agriculture and timber, and attacks on nest sites by the recently arrived pearly-eyed thrasher (Margarops fuscatus)); the same factors that led to its extirpation on Puerto Rico seem to affect the remaining populations on Hispaniola and surrounding islands.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Crows and jays Genus
Crows Species
White-necked Crow 
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