Back كرو كاليدونيان الجديده ARZ Corvus moneduloides AST Corvus moneduloides Bulgarian Corb de Nova Caledònia Catalan Corvus moneduloides CEB Vrána novokaledonská Czech Brân Caledonia Newydd Welsh Geradschnabelkrähe German Novkaledonia korvo Esperanto Corvus moneduloides Spanish
| New Caledonian crow | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Corvidae |
| Genus: | Corvus |
| Species: | C. moneduloides
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| Corvus moneduloides Lesson, 1831
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The New Caledonian crow (Corvus moneduloides) is a medium-sized member of the family Corvidae, native to New Caledonia. The bird is often referred to as the 'qua-qua' due to its distinctive call. It eats a wide range of food, including many types of invertebrates, eggs, nestlings, small mammals, snails, nuts and seeds. The New Caledonian crow sometimes captures grubs in nooks or crevices by poking a twig at the grub to agitate it into biting the twig, which the crow then withdraws with the grub still attached. This method of feeding indicates the New Caledonian crow is capable of tool use. They are also able to make hooks.[2] This species is also capable of solving a number of sophisticated cognitive tests which suggest that it is particularly intelligent.[3][4][5] As a result of these findings, the New Caledonian crow has become a model species for scientists trying to understand the impact of tool use and manufacture on the evolution of intelligence.
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Corvus moneduloides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22705944A131945232. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22705944A131945232.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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weiretal2002was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Taylor, Alex H.; Hunt, G. R.; Holzhaider, J. C.; Gray, R. D. (September 2007). "Spontaneous metatool use by New Caledonian crows". Current Biology. 17 (17): 1504–1507. Bibcode:2007CBio...17.1504T. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2007.07.057. PMID 17702575. S2CID 20717125.
- ^ Wimpenny, Joanna H.; Weir, AAS; Clayton, L; Rutz, C; Kacelnik, A (August 2009). "Cognitive Processes Associated with Sequential Tool Use in New Caledonian Crows". PLOS ONE. 4 (8): e6471. Bibcode:2009PLoSO...4.6471W. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0006471. PMC 2714693. PMID 19654861.