white-winged chough
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The white-winged chough (Corcorax melanorhamphus) is a black, crowlike bird native to Australian forests. It is characterized by distinctive white wing patches and a black, down-curved bill, which is less powerful than that of other choughs.1
These birds are social and often seen feeding on the ground in flocks, exhibiting energetic jumping behavior. They belong to the family Corcoracidae, distinguishing them from the common chough and alpine chough found in the Northern Hemisphere, which are part of the Corvidae family. The white-winged chough builds its mud-walled nest cooperatively high in trees.1
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