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Torresian crow
Conservation status
Torresian crow
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Corvidae
Genus: Corvus
Species:
C. orru
Binomial name
Corvus orru
Bonaparte, 1850

The Torresian crow (Corvus orru), also called the Australian crow or Papuan crow, is a passerine bird in the crow family native to the north and west of Australia and nearby islands in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. The species has a black plumage, beak and mouth with white irises. The base of the feathers on the head and neck are white. The Torresian crow is slightly larger with a more robust bill than the morphologically similar little crow.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Corvus orru (amended version of 2016 assessment)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T103727557A118786082. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T103727557A118786082.en.

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