Violaceous Crow
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The violet crow (''Corvus violaceus'') is a species of the crow family,
Corvidae Corvidae is a cosmopolitan family of oscine passerine birds that contains the crows, ravens, rooks, jackdaws, jays, magpies, treepies, choughs, and nutcrackers. In colloquial English, they are known as the crow family or corvids. Currently, 13 ...
, native to
Seram Seram (formerly spelled Ceram; also Seran or Serang) is the largest and main island of Maluku province of Indonesia, despite Ambon Island's historical importance. It is located just north of the smaller Ambon Island and a few other adjacent is ...
, an island in Indonesia. It was long considered a subspecies of the
slender-billed crow The slender-billed crow (''Corvus enca'') is a Passerine bird of the family Corvidae, in the genus ''Corvus''. The violet crow has been found to be distinct genetically and separated as ''Corvus violaceus''. The small crow has been split as '' ...
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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http://www.hbw.com/species/violet-crow-corvus-violaceus Corvus Birds described in 1850 Taxa named by Charles Lucien Bonaparte {{Corvidae-stub