Piping Crow

The piping crow is a Corvus endemic to Sulawesi and a member of the crow family Corvidae. Its scientific name is Corvus typicus, described by Bonaparte in 1853 and retained as the accepted name by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service taxonomy record. The common name refers to its voice, but the accessible authoritative sources did not provide a transcription or detailed plumage diagnosis, so neither is invented from general crow characteristics (Wikipedia account; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service).

Its verified natural habitat is moist lowland forest. The sources opened did not establish body measurements, specific foods, social organisation, nest construction, clutch size or incubation. General accounts of American or Australian crows were rejected because those species occupy different environments and cannot support claims about this Sulawesi endemic. This entry consequently remains concise and limited to its secure classification, distribution and habitat until a full regional ornithological treatment can be opened (Wikipedia general account).