Banggai Crow

The Banggai Crow, Corvus unicolor, is a member of the crow family from Banggai in Indonesia. It is listed as critically endangered by IUCN and was even feared extinct, but was finally rediscovered during surveys on Peleng Island by Indonesian ornithologist Mochamad Indrawan in 2007 and 2008.

The Banggai Crow is classified as Critically Endangered (CR), facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

The Banggai Crow, Corvus unicolor, is a member of the crow family from Banggai in Indonesia. It is listed as critically endangered by IUCN and was even feared extinct, but was finally rediscovered during surveys on Peleng Island by Indonesian ornithologist Mochamad Indrawan in 2007 and 2008. It was sometimes considered a subspecies of the Slender-billed Crow, but it is actually rather distinct from this bird, resembling an entirely black Piping Crow overall. More

Until its rediscovery in 2007, the Banggai crow was known from only two specimens thought to be collected as long ago as 1884 to 1885, and was suspected to be extinct. This medium-sized crow is entirely black with a dark iris and relatively short ... More

original specimens of the Banggai crow were taken from an unspecified island in the Banggai archipelago, immediately east of Sulawesi, Indonesia (2) (3) (4). Visits to the Banggai islands in 1981, 1991 and 1996 yielded no definite records of this species, but observations of black crows on Banggai Island in 1981, and a small crow seen at the western end of Peleng Island (within Banggai archipelago) in 1991 gave hope that the species still occurred (4). More

university's website that the Banggai Crow was previously known to science only from specimens that are two centuries old. Two years ago, however, members of a local bird club secured two new specimens on Peleng Island, a part of the Banggai Islands in Central Sulawesi Province. The specimens were identified as the lost crow by Mochamad Indrawan of the University of Indonesia, who is also chairman of the Indonesian Ornithologists' Union, and his associate Yunus Masala, as well as club members. More

Banggai Crow Found 107 Years After “Extinction” - Posted by: Loren Coleman on October 15th, 2009 Illustration of the Banggai Crow by Agus Prijono The Banggai Crow calls in the forest of Pelang Island in Indonesia. More

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The Banggai Crow is a medium-sized crow, some 39 cm long and completely black with a dark iris and a short tail. For more than a century, it was known from only two specimens taken from an unknown island in the Banggai Archipelago - probably in 1884/1885. Visits to the archipelago in 1991 and 1996 yielded no unequivocal records of the species, leading some to believe it was extinct. More

Corvus unicolor, the long-lost Banggai Crow, was rediscovered on Indonesia's Peleng Island. Confirmation of the rediscovery was made on 0ct. 13, 2009. Credit: Philippe Verbelen A critically endangered Indonesian crow — long feared extinct — has been rediscovered in its native habitat, scientists announced today. More

of Peleng have photographed and recorded Banggai Crows, which Rasmussen said also confirms the distinctiveness of the species. A photo of the Banggai Crow appears this week in the "Handbook of the Birds of the World." Mochamad Indrawan of the University of Indonesia, who spearheaded the rediscovery, is now focusing on preserving the rare species, which is hunted by local residents. More

Forests where lives the Banggai Crow on Peleng Forests where lives the Banggai Crow on Peleng Island Photo:Philippe Verbelen Mochamad Indrawan: My role is as a leader of group of persistent researchers whom establish the rediscovery in the field (Peleng Island is one of the largest islands in Banggai archipelago, Sulawesi). Back in 1991, I sent my colleagues Mr. More

The Banggai Crow was believed by many to be extinct until Indonesian biologists finally secured two new specimens on Peleng Island in 2007. Pamela Rasmussen, an MSU assistant professor of zoology and renowned species sleuth, provided conclusive verification. An ornithologist who specializes on the birds of southern Asia, Rasmussen studied the two century-old specimens known as Corvus unicolor in New York's American Museum of Natural History. More

The Banggai crow was thought to be extinct, and only found in a museum. A Michigan State University species sleuth recently confirmed the existence of the black bird on a remote, mountainous Indonesian Island. The only problem now: The bird needs protection. It looks a lot like a more common slender-billed crow called the Corvus enca, and the endangered version is being hunted by local residents. More

Banggai Crow Found 107 Years After “Extinction” - Cryptomundo.com (Free subscription)10/15/2009 The bird was believed by many to be extinct until Indonesian biologists finally secured two new specimens on Peleng Island. Images. More

Corvus unicolor, the long-lost Banggai Crow, was rediscovered on Indonesia's Peleng Island. Credit: Photo by Philippe Verbelen. Banggai crow rediscovered after 107 years October 2009. Known to science only by two specimens described in 1900, a critically endangered crow has re-emerged on a remote, mountainous Indonesian island. The Banggai Crow was thought to be extinct until Indonesian biologists finally secured two new specimens on Peleng Island in 2007. More

Banggai Crow Banggai crow in Peleng Banggai crow in West Peleng_23 march 2009_ by Filip V Banggai crow eating beetle_25 march 2009_West Peleng_Filip Verbelen (Search Oriental Bird Images) Locations for recordings with GPS coordinates There is 1 record for sp:9445.00 (foreground species only). More

Order : Passeriformes
Family : Corvidae
Genus : Corvus
Species : unicolor
Authority : (Rothschild and Hartert, 1900)