The Bougainville crow (Corvus meeki) is a species of bird in the crow family, Corvidae.

It is found in on the island of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea and the neighbouring Shortland Islands in the Solomon Islands. Within its range it is the only species of crow.

Bougainville crow

The Bougainville crow is a heavy crow, 41 cm long, with all black plumage and a massive black bill.

Bougainville crow

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest up to 1600 m. It is a common species on Bougainville, but it might be threatened in the future by habitat loss caused by logging.

Bougainville crow

References

Bougainville crow

Birds of Bougainville Island

Bougainville crow

Taxonomy articles created by Polbot