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The house crow (Corvus splendens), also known as the Indian, greynecked, Ceylon or Colombo crow, [2] is a common bird of the crow family that is of Asian origin but now found in many parts of the world, where they arrived assisted by shipping. It is between the jackdaw and the carrion crow in size (40 cm (16 in) in length) but is slimmer than ...
The Indian jungle crow (Corvus culminatus) is a species of crow found across the Indian subcontinent south of the Himalayas. It is very common and readily distinguished from the house crow ( Corvus splendens ), which has a grey neck.
The Asian koel is a brood parasite, and lays its single egg in the nests of a variety of birds, including the jungle crow, [23] and house crow. In Sri Lanka before 1880 it was only known to parasitize the jungle crow, later shifting to the house crow. [24] A study in India found 5% of Corvus splendens and 0.5% of Corvus macrorhynchos nests ...
Common green magpie House crow. Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae. The family Corvidae includes crows, ravens, jays, choughs, magpies, treepies, nutcrackers and ground jays. Corvids are above average in size among the Passeriformes, and some of the larger species show high levels of intelligence. Rufous treepie
Grey heron, sambal narai; Purple heron, sen narai; Indian pond heron, kuruttu kokku; Cattle egret, unni kokku; Striated heron, dhosi kokku; Great egret, peria kokku ...
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Hooded crow (Corvus cornix) in flight Jungle crow (Corvus macrorhynchos) scavenging on a dead shark at a beach in Kumamoto, Japan. Medium-large species are ascribed to the genus, ranging from 34 cm (13 in) of some small Mexican species to 60–70 cm (24–28 in) of the large common raven and thick-billed raven, which together with the lyrebird represent the larger passerines.
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