Discover

Today
Animals
Explore
Archive
Search

Use it

Classroom
Resources
Field lab
Quiz
Saved

Trust

Methodology
Sources
Corrections
Accessibility
Contributors

Details

About
Contact
Privacy
Terms
Newsletter

Animal profile

New Caledonian Crow

Corvus moneduloides

AvesForest and mixed woodland on tropical islandsLeast Concern

Field profile

The New Caledonian crow is a medium-sized all-black crow endemic to a single Pacific archipelago. It has an unusually straight bill and forward-facing binocular vision suited to manipulating objects held in the bill. It is the most accomplished tool user among birds.

Scope note

This is an editorial profile, not a diagnostic field-identification guide or a substitute for current conservation assessments. Follow the cited sources on each fact for the evidence trail.

Published field notes

2024-12-18

New Caledonian Crow

New Caledonian crows manufacture hooked tools

These crows do not merely use sticks. They cut and shape twigs into tools with a deliberate hook at the working end, and hooked tools extract prey several times faster than straight ones in the same crevice.

Read with evidence →

New Caledonian Crow | Daily Animal Facts