Corvus unicolor (Rothschild & Hartert, 1900:29)
Banggai crow
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Gazzola unicolor Rothschild & Hartert, 1900:29 (original combination)
Conservation Status
Last record: 1900
Rediscovered in 2007
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered
Distribution
Indonesia
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Rothschild, Walter and Hartert, Ernst. (1900). ["a new species of Crow"]. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 11: 29-30.
Other references:
BirdLife International. 2001. Threatened birds of Asia: the BirdLife International Red Data Book. BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K.
Butchart, S. H. M.; Collar, N. J.; Crosby, M. J. & Tobias, J. A. (2005). Asian enigmas: "Lost" and poorly known birds: targets for birders in Asia. Birding Asia 3: 41-49.
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Christie, D. 2009. Handbook of the Birds of the World, vol. 14: Bush-shrikes to Old World Sparrows. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, Spain.
Indrawan, M., Y. Masala, D. Dwiputra, F.N. Mallo, A. Maleso, A. Salim, F. Masala, I. Tinulele, L. Pesik, D.S. Katiandagho & Sunosol. 2010. Rediscovery of the Critically Endangered Banggai Crow Corvus unicolor on Peleng Island, Indonesia, part 1: ecology. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 130: 154-165.
King, B. 2009. Slender-billed Crow Corvus enca on Banggai and Peleng Islands, off Sulawesi. Kukila 14: 67-69.
Martin, Thomas E., Bennett, Gareth C., Fairbairn, Andrew J. and Mooers, A. Ø. (2023). ‘Lost’ taxa and their conservation implications. Animal Conservation 26(1): 14-24. https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12788 [Appendix S2 (1617 taxa not seen >10 years); Appendix S3 (562 taxa not seen >50 years)]
Masala, Y.; Masala, F.; Putra, D. D.; Mallo, F. N.; Maleso, A.; Mopook, L.; Maddus, B.; Katiandagho, S.; Indrawan, M. 2008. Erste Fotos der Banggai-Krähe. ZGAP Mitteilungen 24(1): 17.
Scheffers, Brett R., Yong, Ding Li, Harris, J. Berton C., Giam, Xingli and Sodhi, Navjot S. (2011). The world’s rediscovered species: back from the brink? PLoS ONE 6(7): e22531. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0022531 [Supporting Information (Table S1)]