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{{Short description|Species of bird}} {{Speciesbox | name = Piapiac | image = Piapiac Kedougou.jpg | image_caption = adult with beak full of termites | image2 = Piapiac (Ptilostomus afer) sub-adult (l) and immature (r).jpg | image2_caption = sub-adult (l) and immature (r)<br>[[Semliki Wildlife Reserve]], [[Uganda]] | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 11 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2017 |title=''Ptilostomus afer'' |volume=2017 |page=e.T22705925A118780210 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22705925A118780210.en |access-date=11 November 2021}}</ref> | display_parents = 2 | genus = Ptilostomus | parent_authority = [[William Swainson|Swainson]], 1837 | species = afer | authority = ([[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], 1766) | range_map = Ptilostomus distribution map.jpg | range_map_caption = Distribution map | synonyms = ''Corvus afer'' {{small|Linnaeus, 1766}} }} The '''piapiac''' ('''''Ptilostomus afer''''') is an African bird in the [[crow family]], and is the only member of the [[genus]] '''''Ptilostomus'''''. It is most closely related to the Central Asian [[ground jay]]s.
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