piapiac

A crow native to C Africa (Ptilostomus afer); black with thick black bill and very long tail; inhabits open country and palm trees; eats insects (sometimes taken from the backs of large mammals) and palm fruit. (Family: Corvidae.)

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Conservation status

Least concern (LC)

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Corvidae
Genus:	Ptilostomus
Species:	P. afer

Binomial name

Ptilostomus afer
(Linnaeus, 1766)

The Piapiac (Ptilostomus afer) is a member of the crow family, and is the only member of the genus Ptilostomus (Swainson, 1837).

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