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Stresemann's Bushcrow (Zavattariornis stresemanni)

Stresemann's Bushcrow
Photo: Sandy Watt from Nottingham, England via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 — free for commercial reuse.

About the Stresemann's Bushcrow

The Ethiopian bushcrow (Zavattariornis stresemanni), also known as the Stresemann's bushcrow, Abyssinian pie, bush crow, or by its generic name Zavattariornis, is a rather starling-like bird, which is a member of the crow family, Corvidae. It is slightly larger than the North American blue jay and is a bluish-grey in overall colour which becomes almost white on the forehead. The throat and chest are creamy-white with the tail and wings a glossy black. The black feathers have a tendency to bleach to brown at their tips. The iris of the bird is brown and the eye is surrounded by a band of naked bright blue skin. The bill, legs, and feet are black.

Source: Ethiopian bushcrow on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA
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No audio on this page yet

We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 31 recordings for this species: 28 CC BY-NC-SA · 3 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.

As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.

Listed as recorded in Ethiopia in the xeno-canto catalogue.