Violet crow | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Corvidae |
Genus: | Corvus |
Species: | C. violaceus |
Binomial name | |
Corvus violaceus Bonaparte, 1850 |
The violet crow (Corvus violaceus) is a species of the crow family, Corvidae, native to Seram. It was long considered a subspecies of the slender-billed crow but has been shown to be divergent genetically.