Mesopotamian crow
The Mesopotamian crow (Corvus cornix capellanus), also known as the Iraq pied crow, is a bird subspecies of the genus Corvus. The Mesopotamian crow is native to the region of Mesopotamia in southern Iraq and southwestern Iran, between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
| Mesopotamian crow | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Corvidae |
| Genus: | Corvus |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | C. c. capellanus |
| Trinomial name | |
| Corvus cornix capellanus (P.L. Sclater, 1877) | |
The Mesopotamian crow is currently considered a subspecies of the hooded crow (Corvus cornix), but is also sometimes recognized as a separate species of crow, as it is characterized by its piebald coloration.[1]
References
- Marzluff, John M., Paul R. Ehrlich, and Tony Angell. In the Company of Crows and Ravens. Yale University, 2005. Print.
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