Crow
A crow is a bird of the genus Corvus, or more broadly a synonym for all of Corvus. The term "crow" is used as part of the common name of many species. Species with the word "crow" in their common name include:
- Corvus albus – pied crow (Central African coasts to southern Africa)
- Corvus bennetti – little crow (Australia)
- Corvus brachyrhynchos – American crow (United States, southern Canada, northern Mexico)
- Corvus capensis – Cape crow or Cape rook (Eastern and southern Africa)
- Corvus caurinus – northwestern crow (Olympic peninsula to southwest Alaska)
- Corvus cornix – hooded crow (Northern and Eastern Europe and Northern Africa)
- Corvus corone – carrion crow (Europe and eastern Asia)
- Corvus edithae – Somali crow or dwarf raven (eastern Africa)
- Corvus enca – slender-billed crow (Malaysia, Borneo, Indonesia)
- Corvus florensis – Flores crow (Flores Island)
- Corvus fuscicapillus – brown-headed crow (New Guinea)
- Corvus hawaiiensis (formerly C. tropicus) – Hawaiian crow (Hawaii)
- Corvus imparatus – Tamaulipas crow (Gulf of Mexico coast)
- Corvus insularis – Bismarck crow (Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea)
- Corvus jamaicensis – Jamaican crow (Jamaica)
- Corvus kubaryi – Mariana crow or aga (Guam, Rota)
- Corvus leucognaphalus – white-necked crow (Haiti, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico)
- Corvus macrorhynchos – jungle crow (Eastern Asia, Himalayas, Philippines)
- Corvus macrorhynchos macrorhynchos – large-billed crow
- Corvus macrorhynchos levaillantii – eastern jungle crow (India, Burma)
- Corvus macrorhynchos culminatus – Indian jungle crow
- Corvus meeki – Bougainville crow or Solomon Islands crow (Northern Solomon Islands)
- Corvus moneduloides – New Caledonian crow (New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands)
- Corvus nasicus – Cuban crow (Cuba, Isla de la Juventud, Grand Caicos Island)
- Corvus orru – Torresian crow or Australian crow (Australia, New Guinea and nearby islands)
- Corvus ossifragus – fish crow (Southeastern U.S. coast)
- Corvus palmarum – palm crow (Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Republic)
- Corvus sinaloae – Sinaloa crow (Pacific coast from Sonora to Colima)
- Corvus splendens – house crow or Indian house crow (Indian subcontinent, Middle East, east Africa)
- Corvus torquatus – collared crow (Eastern China, south into Vietnam)
- Corvus tristis – grey crow or Bare-faced crow (New Guinea and neighboring islands)
- Corvus typicus – piping crow or Celebes pied crow (Sulawesi, Muna, Butung)
- Corvus unicolor – Banggai crow (Banggai Island)
- Corvus validus – long-billed crow (Northern Moluccas)
- Corvus violaceus – violet crow (Seram) – recent split from slender-billed crow
- Corvus woodfordi – white-billed crow or Solomon Islands crow (Southern Solomon Islands)
A carrion crow scavenging on a beach in Dorset, England.
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