- Corvus kubaryi
Identification
38cm. Black, blue-black gloss on its tail, green-black gloss on back, underparts, head, and wings. In general, females are smaller than males.
Distribution
Endemic to the Islands of Guam and Rota in the Northern Marianas Islands.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Habitat
Mature forests, coastal strand vegetations, nests only in native limestone forest.
Behaviour
Diet includes insects, lizards, other birds' eggs, hermit crabs, fruits, and seeds.
It builds a large, cupped platform of small sticks, lined with leaf fibres. 1-4 eggs are laid, and both parents incubate the eggs, brood the chicks, and care for the juveniles even after they fledge.
