Priorities for Future Research

Tamaulipas Crow is common, conspicuous, and widely distributed, yet its natural history is surprisingly poorly known. There is very little information on the diet of this species. Surprisingly, there also is very little known about its reproductive biology, especially in the wild. The global population trend has presumed to be stable, but in fact may be in steep decline. Consequently a thorough survey of its current population size is a high priority, and should coupled with a long term population monitoring program. Investigation of the factors that might contribute to population declines should also be undertaken.