Long-billed Crow (Corvus validus)

The long-billed crow (Corvus validus) is a crow that is endemic to the Northern Maluku Islands. This crow is large with glossy plumage, a large bill and white irises. It is classified by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as a "near-threatened species".

The Long-billed Crow, endemic to the Maluku Islands in Indonesia, is a distinctive crow with a long beak, relatively short tail, and white iris. Akin to other crows, its plumage is black but measures up to 21 inches larger. 

In 2016, IUCN reassessed these forest-dwelling birds and changed their status from "least concern" to "near threatened." The declining population results from habitat loss due to commercial logging and agricultural conversion4.