Lunabelle

The lunabelle (Corvus pulchritudo) also known as the lunabelle crow, night beauty, lunabella and multiple other names is a species of crow native to eastern Parania. The lunabelle has a distinct call and appearance from other crows, lacking the traditional black feathers and, instead, donning purple and indigo feathers that gave the crow the name "Lunabelle" which means "night beauty" or "moon beauty" as well as having a short metallic chip sound instead of other crow's caws and croaks. Despite looking beautiful and extravagant from other crow species, lunabelles act very similar to crows and some places refer to them as "liars", many stories often depicted witches as turning into lunabelles so humans would trust them due to their unusual and beautiful appearance and then they would lure the human deep into the woods and devour them in their true form. Lunabelles have many legends and myths about them. Many consider lunabelles the eastern counterparts of falsents. 
== Distribution and habitat ==
Lunabelles have a large range across eastern quadrant of Parania and are common vagrants to the western quadrant as well. Lunabelles range as far west as to Hargenland, as far east as to easternmost Cheskachena, as far south as to Kosna and as far north as to the northernmost stretches of Cheskachena, but despite having an extremely large range, they are quite elusive compared to other birds due to overhunting and their shy nature. 81.7% of lunabelles in Cheskachena were documented in wild woods and forests while 17.9% in parks and 0.4% were in urban areas. The country with the most urban lunabelles was Naliland with 29.4% of lunabelle activity being detected in urban settings. Generally, lunabelles will be more common in areas where common competitors like magpies, ravens, and crows are absent or rarer in.
Category:Animals
Category:Fauna of Parania
Category:Fauna of Panstivo