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.

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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

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Corcoracidae genus Corcorax melanorhamphos
this entity surface form: Corcorax
Corcoracidae memberSpecies Corcorax melanorhamphos