Cuban Crow (Corvus nasicus)
Cuban Crow, Najasa, Cuba, February 2005 - click for larger image

Najasa, Cuba
February 2005

The Cuban Crow is distributed on the Caicos Islands as well as on Cuba. It is found in forest, woodland and marsh habitats.

Cuban Crow, Najasa, Cuba, February 2005 - click for larger image When I first heard this bird I looked up expecting to see a parrot because its voice sounds very like one. Indeed the voice is probably the best way to identify the Cuban Crow when comparing to the Palm Crow C. palmarum.

Other pointers are the fact that Cuban Crow is rarely seen on the ground and is more tolerant of the presence of humans. In appearance the Cuban Crow is marginally larger with longer wings (almost reaching the tip of the tail when perched). If you can see the upper mandible, the feathers covering the base are shorter in the Cuban Crow than they are in the Palm Crow.

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