Madagascar Pied Crows (Corvus albus) : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Madagascar Pied Crows (Corvus albus) / wallygrom
| ライセンス | クリエイティブ・コモンズ 表示-継承 2.1 |
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| 説明 | Kaleta Reserve near Amboasary Sud in southern Madagascar.The pied crow (Corvus albus) is a widely distributed African bird species in the crow genus of the family Corvidae.It is about the size of the European carrion crow or a little larger, but has a proportionately larger bill, slightly longer tail and wings, and longer legs. Its glossy black head and neck are interrupted by a large area of white feathering from the shoulders down to the lower breast. The tail, bill, and wings are black, too. The eyes are dark brown. The white plumage of immature birds is often mixed with black.This species, Africa's most widespread member of the genus Corvus, occurs from sub-Saharan Africa, specifically Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Sudan, Somalia, Eritrea, Zambia, Botswana, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, South Africa and on the large island of Madagascar, the Comoros Islands, Aldabra, Assumption Island, Cosmoledo, Astove Island, Zanzibar, Pemba, and Fernando Po. It inhabits mainly open country with villages and towns nearby. It does not occur in the equatorial rainforest region. It is rarely seen very far from human habitation, though it is not as tied to the urban way of life as the house crow (Corvus splendens) of Asia, and may be encountered far from human habitation in Eritrea.Pied crows are generally encountered in pairs or small groups, although an abundant source of food may bring together large numbers of birds.All of its food is obtained from the ground or trees, including injured wildlife such as insects and other small invertebrates, small reptiles, small mammals, young birds and eggs, grain, peanuts, carrion, and any scraps of human food and fruit. It has been recorded killing and eating roosting fruit bats, and is frequently seen (sometimes in huge numbers) scavenging around slaughterhouses. |
| 撮影日 | 2000-10-18 00:00:02 |
| 撮影者 | wallygrom |
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| 撮影地 | Toliara, Madagascar 地図 |