Banggai Crow rediscovered

[Melly42]

The Banggai Crow was photographed for the first time in 2008

http://www.act-parrots.eu/species/projects/2/

[wintibird]

Picture and report are not believed to be beyond any doubt by Birdlife International because of possible confusion with the local subspecies of Slender-billed Crow. The report of the Indonesian Ornithologist Union was on their website, but is not to be found now. (http://kukila2004.wordpress.com/meetings/)
I do hope that they found the crow, but obviously more research is needed.

André

[Melly42]

Which subspecies of the Slender Billed Crow occurs on Peleng Island?
Are there DNA analyzes which confirm Corvus unicolor as distinct species?

[wintibird]

Unfortunately I can't answer your questions. However, I found some information here:
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/146647/0 and the same piece of info on the Birdlife International page (http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/search/species_search.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=5764&m=0)

André