Bougainville crow
Corvus meeki Rothschild, 1904
The bougainville crow (Corvus meeki) is a species in the family Corvidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 469.2 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the bougainville crow
- Weight
- 469.2 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
Where does the bougainville crow live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The bougainville crow is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Why a country list is not a range map
Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
What is the bougainville crow?
The Bougainville crow (Corvus meeki) is a species of bird in the crow family, Corvidae.
It is found in on the island of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea and the neighbouring Shortland Islands in the Solomon Islands. Within its range it is the only species of crow.
The Bougainville crow is 41 cm long, with black plumage and a large black bill.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest up to 1600 m. It is a common species on Bougainville, but it might be threatened in the future by habitat loss caused by logging.
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Is the bougainville crow endangered?
The bougainville crow is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the bougainville crow classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCorvidae
- genusCorvus
- SpeciesCorvus meeki Rothschild, 1904
Synonyms Corvus woodfordi meeki
Other names and names in other languages (32)
- غراب بوغانفيلArabic
- corb de l'illa BougainvilleCatalan
- vrána šalamounskáCzech
- vrána šalomounskáCzech
- SalomonkrageDanish
- BougainvillekräheGerman
- bugenvila korvoEsperanto
- Cuervo de BougainvilleSpanish
- Cuervo de la BougainvilleSpanish
- bougainville'i varesEstonian
- کلاغ بوگنویلPersian
- bougainvillenvarisFinnish
- Corneille de MeekFrench
- solomonska vranaCroatian
- Corvo di BougainvilleItalian
- ブーゲンビルガラスJapanese
- saliamoninė varnaLithuanian
- BougainvillekraaiDutch
- bougainvillekråkeNorwegian
- wrona melanezyjskaPolish
- بوگنولیا کاںWestern Panjabi
- gralha-da-bougainvillePortuguese
- gralha-de-bougainvillePortuguese
- Бугенвильская воронаRussian
- vrana blyšťaváSlovak
- Vrana sa Solomonskih ostrvaSerbian
- bougainvillekråkaSwedish
- Begonvil KargasıTurkish
- Bogenvil KargasıTurkish
- ворона бугенвільськаUkrainian
- 布岛乌鸦Chinese
- 布干維島鴉Chinese
Relatives of the bougainville crow
Other species in the same genus Corvus.
Common raven
Corvus corax
Rook
Corvus frugilegus
Hooded crow
Corvus cornix
Carrion crow
Corvus corone
House crow
Corvus splendens
Pied crow
Corvus albus
CompareBougainville crow vs Common ravenBougainville crow vs RookBougainville crow vs Hooded crowBougainville crow vs Carrion crow
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the bougainville crow?
An adult bougainville crow weighs 469.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the bougainville crow live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the bougainville crow for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the bougainville crow endangered?
The bougainville crow is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the bougainville crow?
The bougainville crow (Corvus meeki) belongs to the family Corvidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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