Species of bird
Somali crow Conservation status
Least Concern
(IUCN 3.1)[ 1] Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae Genus: Corvus Species: C. edithae
Binomial name Corvus edithae Lort Phillips, 1895
Distribution map
Somali Crow The Somali crow , or dwarf raven (Corvus edithae ), is approximately the size (44–46 cm in length) of the carrion crow, Corvus corone but with a longer bill and a somewhat more brownish cast to the feathers, especially when worn.
Distribution and Species This species occurs principally in Somalia, Djibouti, the Ogaden and the Northern Frontier District in the Horn of Africa, and can be distinguished from the larger brown-necked raven C. ruficollis by its call, appearance and differences in its behaviour.
It was formerly considered a subspecies of the larger brown-necked raven (C. ruficollis ), but is now considered to be a distinct species.
This crow is thought to be closer to the pied crow C. albus by some authorities, especially in its behaviour, than to the brown-necked raven. Hybrid birds between the pied crow and the Somali crow appear to reinforce this close relationship where the two species meet.
The nest is a ravenlike bulky structure set in either a lone tree or on telegraph poles. It will nest on cliffs in coastal regions or areas where trees are unavailable. The 3-5 eggs are laid in April and early May.
The voice is described as a harsh "caw" rather like the rook, Corvus frugilegus of Eurasia .
References ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Corvus edithae ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 : e.T22732286A95046030. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22732286A95046030.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021 .
Choughs
Pyrrhocorax Alpine chough (P. graculus ) Red-billed chough (P. pyrrhocorax )
Treepies
Crypsirina Hooded treepie (C. cucullata ) Black racket-tailed treepie (C. temia ) Dendrocitta Andaman treepie (D. bayleyi ) Bornean treepie (D. cinerascens ) Grey treepie (D. formosae ) Black-faced treepie (D. frontalis ) White-bellied treepie (D. leucogastra ) Sumatran treepie (D. occipitalis ) Rufous treepie (D. vagabunda ) Platysmurus Malayan black magpie (P. leucopterus ) Bornean black magpie (P. aterrimus ) Temnurus Ratchet-tailed treepie (T. temnurus )
Orientalmagpies
Cissa Common green magpie (C. chinensis ) Indochinese green magpie (C. hypoleuca ) Bornean green magpie (C. jefferyi ) Javan green magpie (C. thalassina ) Urocissa Taiwan blue magpie (U. caerulea ) Red-billed blue magpie (U. erythrorhyncha ) Yellow-billed blue magpie (U. flavirostris ) Sri Lanka blue magpie (U. ornata ) White-winged magpie (U. whiteheadi )
Old World jays
Garrulus Eurasian jay (G. glandarius ) Lanceolated jay (G. lanceolatus ) Lidth's jay (G. lidthi ) Podoces (Ground jays) Xinjiang ground jay (P. biddulphi ) Mongolian ground jay (P. hendersoni ) Turkestan ground jay (P. panderi ) Iranian ground jay (P. pleskei ) Ptilostomus
Stresemann's bushcrow
Zavattariornis Stresemann's bushcrow (Z. stresemanni )
Nutcrackers
Nucifraga Spotted nutcracker (N. caryocatactes ) Clark's nutcracker (N. columbiana ) Kashmir nutcracker (N. multipunctata )
Holarcticmagpies
Pica Black-billed magpie (P. hudsonia ) Yellow-billed magpie (P. nuttalli ) Eurasian magpie (P. pica ) Oriental magpie (P. sericea ) Maghreb magpie (P. mauritanica ) Asir magpie (P. asirensis ) Black-rumped magpie (P. bottanensis )
True crows
Corvus Australian and Melanesian species Little crow (C. bennetti ) Australian raven (C. coronoides ) Bismarck crow (C. insularis ) Brown-headed crow (C. fuscicapillus ) Bougainville crow (C. meeki ) Little raven (C. mellori ) New Caledonian crow (C. moneduloides ) Torresian crow (C. orru ) Forest raven (C. tasmanicus ) Grey crow (C. tristis ) Long-billed crow (C. validus ) White-billed crow (C. woodfordi ) Pacific island species Hawaiian crow (C. hawaiiensis ) Mariana crow (C. kubaryi ) Tropical Asian species Slender-billed crow (C. enca ) Small crow (C. samarensis ) Palawan crow (C. pusillus ) Flores crow (C. florensis ) Large-billed crow (C. macrorhynchos ) Eastern jungle crow (C. levaillantii ) Indian jungle crow (C. culminatus ) House crow (C. splendens ) Collared crow (C. torquatus ) Piping crow (C. typicus ) Banggai crow (C. unicolor ) Violet crow (C. violaceus ) Eurasian and North African species Mesopotamian crow (C. capellanus ) Hooded crow (C. cornix ) Carrion crow (C. corone ) Rook (C. frugilegus ) Eastern carrion crow (C. orientalis ) Fan-tailed raven (C. rhipidurus ) Brown-necked raven (C. ruficollis ) Holarctic species Common raven (C. corax ) North and Central American species American crow (C. brachyrhynchos ) Chihuahuan raven (C. cryptoleucus ) Tamaulipas crow (C. imparatus ) Jamaican crow (C. jamaicensis ) White-necked crow (C. leucognaphalus ) Cuban palm crow (C. minutus ) Cuban crow (C. nasicus ) Fish crow (C. ossifragus ) Hispaniolan palm crow (C. palmarum ) Sinaloan crow (C. sinaloae ) Tropical African species White-necked raven (C. albicollis ) Pied crow (C. albus ) Cape crow (C. capensis ) Thick-billed raven (C. crassirostris ) Somali crow (C. edithae )
Jackdaws
Azure-winged magpies
Cyanopica Iberian magpie (C. cooki ) Azure-winged magpie (C. cyanus )
Grey jays
Perisoreus Canada jay (P. canadensis ) Siberian jay (P. infaustus ) Sichuan jay (P. internigrans )
New World jays
Aphelocoma (Scrub jays) California scrub jay (A. californica ) Island scrub jay (A. insularis ) Woodhouse's scrub jay (A. woodhouseii ) Florida scrub jay (A. coerulescens ) Transvolcanic jay (A. ultramarina ) Unicolored jay (A. unicolor ) Mexican jay (A. wollweberi ) Calocitta (Magpie-Jays) Black-throated magpie-jay (C. colliei ) White-throated Magpie-jay (C. formosa ) Cyanocitta Blue jay (C. cristata ) Steller's jay (C. stelleri ) Cyanocorax Black-chested jay (C. affinis ) Purplish-backed jay (C. beecheii ) Azure jay (C. caeruleus ) Cayenne jay (C. cayanus ) Plush-crested jay (C. chrysops ) Curl-crested jay (C. cristatellus ) Purplish jay (C. cyanomelas ) White-naped jay (C. cyanopogon ) Tufted jay (C. dickeyi ) Azure-naped jay (C. heilprini ) Bushy-crested jay (C. melanocyaneus ) Brown jay (C. morio ) White-tailed jay (C. mystacalis ) San Blas jay (C. sanblasianus ) Violaceous jay (C. violaceus ) Green jay (C. ynca ) Yucatan jay (C. yucatanicus ) Cyanolyca Silvery-throated jay (C. argentigula ) Black-collared jay (C. armillata ) Azure-hooded jay (C. cucullata ) White-throated jay (C. mirabilis ) Dwarf jay (C. nana ) Beautiful jay (C. pulchra ) Black-throated jay (C. pumilo ) Turquoise jay (C. turcosa ) White-collared jay (C. viridicyana ) Gymnorhinus Pinyon jay (G. cyanocephalus )
Taxon identifiers
Corvus edithae