This crow is endemic to western Cuba. It is reported mainly from lowland cultivation with scattered palms, where it forages on the ground for invertebrates, lizards and fruit.
Its plumage is black with purple-blue iridescence. It has a short, stout bill and well-developed nasal bristles covering the nostrils.
It uses mostly lowland cultivation with scattered palms and forages on the ground, usually in pairs or small groups, taking invertebrates, lizards and fruit.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.