New Caledonian Crow

New Caledonian Crow

Corvus moneduloides
Route de la Pouéo, South Province, New Caledonia - November 7 2018
A New Caledonian Crow sitting on a broken branch. Glossy all black middle sized bird like any other corvid, but the New Caledonian Crow has a world wide reputation for their skills in using tools! This fact was ones The Definition of Man! The habit of using a stick or a pine needle to pull out larvae out of their holes is a frequent one. I watched this in the first group of crows I observed!