Miocorvus

Miocorvus
	1871 diagram of the known elements
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Corvidae
Genus:	†Miocorvus
Species:	†M. larteti
Binomial name
	†Miocorvus larteti; (Milne-Edwards, 1871)

Miocorvus larteti is an extinct species of corvid bird from the Miocene of Europe.^[1] It is the only species in the genus Miocorvus.^[1]

Distribution

Miocorvus mostly lived in either trees in dense huge forests, such as coniferous forests, mostly feeding on any meal that was available. Miocorvus may have been adapted to being an omnivore.

Diet

The diet of Miocorvus may have consisted of fruit, and insects such as snails, slugs and presumably eggs of other birds in nests. It may have also eaten dead animal matter, such as carrion leftovers by other animals.

Characteristics

Miocorvus was a member of the Corvid family, presumably being around the same size as the modern crow, with many distinct features than the modern day crow and presumably having a different beak.

References

^ ^a ^b Mourer-Chauviré, C. C. (2004). "Cenozoic Birds of the World, Part 1: Europe". The Auk. 121 (2): 623–623. doi:10.1642/0004-8038(2004)121[0623:CBOTWP]2.0.CO;2.