Corcorax melanorhamphos
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Corcorax melanorhamphos is the white-winged chough, a social, crow-like Australian bird known for its cooperative breeding and ground-foraging behavior.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Corcorax | 1 |
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| assessedBy | IUCN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| billColor | black ⓘ |
| binomialAuthority | (Vieillot, 1817) ⓘ |
| bodyLength | about 40 to 48 cm ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | about 3 to 5 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName |
white winged chough
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
white-winged chough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| diet |
insects
ⓘ
other invertebrates ⓘ seeds ⓘ small vertebrates ⓘ tubers ⓘ |
| distribution |
eastern Australia
ⓘ
southeastern Australia ⓘ |
| eggColor | pale with darker markings ⓘ |
| endemicTo | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eyeColor | red ⓘ |
| family | Corcoracidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foragingBehavior |
ground-foraging
ⓘ
omnivorous ⓘ |
| genus | Corcorax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| groupSize | about 4 to 20 individuals ⓘ |
| habitat |
farmland edges
ⓘ
open forest ⓘ scrubland ⓘ woodland ⓘ |
| helpersAtNest | non-breeding group members help raise young ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion |
capable flier
ⓘ
strong walker ⓘ |
| nativeTo | Australia ⓘ |
| nestSite | tree branches ⓘ |
| nestType | mud nest ⓘ |
| notCloselyRelatedTo | true crows (family Corvidae) ⓘ |
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| parentalCare | both sexes incubate and feed young ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Corcorax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumageColor | mostly black ⓘ |
| reproductiveBehavior | cooperative breeding ⓘ |
| scientificName | Corcorax melanorhamphos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| similarTo | crows ⓘ |
| socialBehavior |
gregarious
ⓘ
highly social ⓘ |
| socialStructure |
cooperative breeding groups
ⓘ
family groups ⓘ |
| tail | long tail ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| vocalization |
harsh chough-like notes
ⓘ
loud calls ⓘ |
| wingPattern | white wing patches visible in flight ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Corcorax