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{{About|bird species with the word "crow" in their common name|the genus containing crows|Corvus|the family containing crows|Corvidae|other uses}} | {{About|bird species with the word "crow" in their common name|the genus containing crows|Corvus|the family containing crows|Corvidae|other uses}} | ||
[[File:Corvus corone -near Canford Cliffs, Poole, England-8.jpg|thumb|right|A [[carrion crow]] scavenging on a beach in [[Dorset, England]]]] | [[File:Corvus corone -near Canford Cliffs, Poole, England-8.jpg|thumb|right|A [[carrion crow]] scavenging on a beach in [[Dorset, England]]]] | ||
A '''crow''' is a [[bird]] of the genus ''[[Corvus]]'', or more broadly, a synonym for all of ''Corvus''. The word "crow" is used as part of the common name of many species. The related term "[[raven]]" is not linked scientifically to any certain trait but is rather a general grouping for larger-sized species of ''Corvus''. The collective name for a group of crows is a "murder".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-06-10 |title=Definition of murder |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/murder |access-date=2025-06-10 |website=www.merriam-webster.com |language=en}}</ref> | A '''crow''' is a [[bird]] of the genus ''[[Corvus]]'', or more broadly, a synonym for all of ''Corvus''. The word "crow" is used as part of the common name of many species. The related term "[[raven]]" is not linked scientifically to any certain trait but is rather a general grouping for larger-sized species of ''Corvus''. The collective name for a group of crows is a "murder".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-06-10 |title=Definition of murder |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/murder |access-date=2025-06-10 |website=www.[[merriam-webster]].com |language=en}}</ref> | ||
== Species == | == Species == | ||
{{seealso|List of Corvus species}} | {{seealso|List of Corvus species}} | ||
* ''Corvus albus'' – [[Pied crow]] (Central African coasts to southern Africa) | * ''Corvus (C.) albus'' – [[Pied crow]] (Central African coasts to southern Africa) | ||
* '' | * ''C. bennetti'' – [[Little crow (bird)|Little crow]] (Australia) | ||
* '' | * ''C. brachyrhynchos'' – [[American crow]] (United States, southern Canada, northern Mexico) | ||
* '' | * ''C. capensis'' – [[Cape crow]] or Cape rook (Eastern and southern Africa) | ||
* '' | * ''C. celebensis'' – [[Sulawesi crow]] (Sulawesi, Indonesia) | ||
* '' | * ''C. cornix'' – [[Hooded crow]] (Northern and Eastern Europe and Northern Africa and Middle East) | ||
*'' | * ''C. corone'' – [[Carrion crow]] (Europe and eastern Asia) | ||
* '' | *''C. culminatus'' – [[Indian jungle crow]] (South Asia) | ||
* '' | * ''C. edithae'' – [[Somali crow]] or dwarf raven (Eastern Africa) | ||
* '' | * ''C. enca'' – [[Sunda crow]] (Malaysia, Borneo, Indonesia) | ||
* '' | * ''C. florensis'' – [[Flores crow]] (Flores Island) | ||
* '' | * ''C. fuscicapillus'' – [[Brown-headed crow]] (New Guinea) | ||
* '' | * ''C. hawaiiensis'' (formerly ''C. tropicus'') – [[Hawaiian crow]] (Hawaii) | ||
* '' | * ''C. imparatus'' – [[Tamaulipas crow]] (northeastern Mexico and southern Texas) | ||
* '' | * ''C. insularis'' – [[Bismarck crow]] (Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea) | ||
* '' | * ''C. jamaicensis'' – [[Jamaican crow]] (Jamaica) | ||
* '' | * ''C. kubaryi'' – [[Mariana crow]] or aga (Guam, Rota) | ||
*'' | * ''C. leucognaphalus'' – [[White-necked crow]] (Haiti, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico) | ||
* '' | *''C. levaillantii'' – [[Eastern jungle crow]] (India, Burma) | ||
* '' | * ''C. macrorhynchos'' – [[Large-billed crow]] (Eastern Asia) | ||
* '' | * ''C. meeki'' – [[Bougainville crow]] or Solomon Islands crow (Papua New Guinea, Northern Solomon Islands) | ||
* '' | * ''C. moneduloides'' – [[New Caledonian crow]] (New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands) | ||
* '' | * ''C. nasicus'' – [[Cuban crow]] (Cuba, Isla de la Juventud, Grand Caicos Island) | ||
* '' | * ''C. orru'' – [[Torresian crow]] or Australian crow (Australia, New Guinea and nearby islands) | ||
* '' | * ''C. ossifragus'' – [[Fish crow]] (Southeastern U.S. coast) | ||
* '' | * ''C. palmarum'' – [[Palm crow]] (Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Republic) | ||
* '' | * ''C.'' ''pusillus'' – [[Palawan crow]] (Philippines) | ||
* '' | * ''C. samarensis'' – [[Samar crow]] (Philippines) | ||
* '' | * ''C. sierramadrensis'' – [[Sierra Madre crow]] (Philippines) | ||
* '' | * ''C. sinaloae'' – [[Sinaloa crow]] (Pacific coast from Sonora to Colima) | ||
* '' | * ''C. splendens'' – [[House crow]] or Indian house crow (South Asia, Middle East, east Africa) | ||
* '' | * ''C. torquatus'' – [[Collared crow]] (Eastern China, south into Vietnam) | ||
* '' | * ''C. tristis'' – [[Grey crow]] or Bare-faced crow (New Guinea and neighboring islands) | ||
* '' | * ''C. typicus'' – [[Piping crow]] or Celebes pied crow (Sulawesi, Muna, Butung) | ||
* ''C. unicolor'' – [[Banggai crow]] (Banggai Island) | |||
* ''C. validus'' – [[Long-billed crow]] (Northern Moluccas) | |||
* ''C. violaceus'' – [[Violet crow]] (Seram, Indonesia) | |||
* ''C. woodfordi'' – [[White-billed crow]] or Solomon Islands crow (Solomon Islands) | |||
* ''C. torques'' – White-collared crow (Central Africa; treated by some older sources as a separate species, but usually considered a subspecies of ''C. albus'' in modern taxonomy) | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Latest revision as of 14:20, 20 December 2025
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A crow is a bird of the genus Corvus, or more broadly, a synonym for all of Corvus. The word "crow" is used as part of the common name of many species. The related term "raven" is not linked scientifically to any certain trait but is rather a general grouping for larger-sized species of Corvus. The collective name for a group of crows is a "murder".[1]
Species
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- Corvus (C.) albus – Pied crow (Central African coasts to southern Africa)
- C. bennetti – Little crow (Australia)
- C. brachyrhynchos – American crow (United States, southern Canada, northern Mexico)
- C. capensis – Cape crow or Cape rook (Eastern and southern Africa)
- C. celebensis – Sulawesi crow (Sulawesi, Indonesia)
- C. cornix – Hooded crow (Northern and Eastern Europe and Northern Africa and Middle East)
- C. corone – Carrion crow (Europe and eastern Asia)
- C. culminatus – Indian jungle crow (South Asia)
- C. edithae – Somali crow or dwarf raven (Eastern Africa)
- C. enca – Sunda crow (Malaysia, Borneo, Indonesia)
- C. florensis – Flores crow (Flores Island)
- C. fuscicapillus – Brown-headed crow (New Guinea)
- C. hawaiiensis (formerly C. tropicus) – Hawaiian crow (Hawaii)
- C. imparatus – Tamaulipas crow (northeastern Mexico and southern Texas)
- C. insularis – Bismarck crow (Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea)
- C. jamaicensis – Jamaican crow (Jamaica)
- C. kubaryi – Mariana crow or aga (Guam, Rota)
- C. leucognaphalus – White-necked crow (Haiti, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico)
- C. levaillantii – Eastern jungle crow (India, Burma)
- C. macrorhynchos – Large-billed crow (Eastern Asia)
- C. meeki – Bougainville crow or Solomon Islands crow (Papua New Guinea, Northern Solomon Islands)
- C. moneduloides – New Caledonian crow (New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands)
- C. nasicus – Cuban crow (Cuba, Isla de la Juventud, Grand Caicos Island)
- C. orru – Torresian crow or Australian crow (Australia, New Guinea and nearby islands)
- C. ossifragus – Fish crow (Southeastern U.S. coast)
- C. palmarum – Palm crow (Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Republic)
- C. pusillus – Palawan crow (Philippines)
- C. samarensis – Samar crow (Philippines)
- C. sierramadrensis – Sierra Madre crow (Philippines)
- C. sinaloae – Sinaloa crow (Pacific coast from Sonora to Colima)
- C. splendens – House crow or Indian house crow (South Asia, Middle East, east Africa)
- C. torquatus – Collared crow (Eastern China, south into Vietnam)
- C. tristis – Grey crow or Bare-faced crow (New Guinea and neighboring islands)
- C. typicus – Piping crow or Celebes pied crow (Sulawesi, Muna, Butung)
- C. unicolor – Banggai crow (Banggai Island)
- C. validus – Long-billed crow (Northern Moluccas)
- C. violaceus – Violet crow (Seram, Indonesia)
- C. woodfordi – White-billed crow or Solomon Islands crow (Solomon Islands)
- C. torques – White-collared crow (Central Africa; treated by some older sources as a separate species, but usually considered a subspecies of C. albus in modern taxonomy)
See also
References
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