Photo: Ron Knight from Seaford, East Sussex, United Kingdom / CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Flores Crow
Corvus florensis
Flores Crow (Corvus florensis) — Crows, Jays & Magpies of Australia & Oceania.
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The Flores Crow (Corvus florensis) is a member of the Corvidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 175 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Close to qualifying for a threatened category in the near future.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Corvidae Crows, Jays
- Genus Corvus
- Species florensis
Quick facts
- Weight
- 175 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Corvidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Flores Crow is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Flores Crow is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Flores Crow (Corvus florensis) is a species of bird in the Corvidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It is found across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU w Flores (c Lesser Sundas).
It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 175 g, with a wing length of about 22.6 cm and a tail of around 16 cm.
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened. That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 9,096 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Flores Crow?
The Flores Crow is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 175 g.
Where does the Flores Crow live?
The Flores Crow is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU w Flores (c Lesser Sundas), where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Flores Crow belong to?
The Flores Crow (Corvus florensis) belongs to the Corvidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Flores Crow eat?
The Flores Crow is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Flores Crow migrate?
The Flores Crow is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Flores Crow endangered?
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
What sound does the Flores Crow make?
1 real field recording of the Flores Crow — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Flores Crow's range?
The Flores Crow has a mapped global range of about 9,096 km².
Conservation
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