Corvus nasicus

Two species of crows are endemic to Cuba, of which this is far the more common. However, it is still a somewhat localised species, and is far from frequently encountered. Cuban Crow is regularly found at one or two sites in the Zapata region, including around the town of Playa Larga, but arguably the best area to find the species is in the Sierra de Najasa, south of the town of Camagüey. A visit to the latter region should comparative views of this and the far rarer Cuban Palm Crow. Without the benefit of close views or aural clues (rarely the case) these two species are not easily separated, but the present species has the feathers of the forehead extending not quite over the nostrils (which is not the case in the Palm Crow, where the nostrils are obscured), as well as having rather longer and broader wings, and curiously parrot-like vocalisations. Both species can be found around the same Royal Palm groves.