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The American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) is a large passerine bird species of the family Corvidae. It is a common bird found throughout much of North America . American crows are the New World counterpart to the carrion crow and the hooded crow of Eurasia ; they all occupy the same ecological niche .
Corvus is a widely distributed genus of passerine birds ranging from medium-sized to large-sized in the family Corvidae. It includes species commonly known as crows , ravens , and rooks. The species commonly encountered in Europe are the carrion crow , hooded crow , common raven , and rook ; those discovered later were named "crow" or "raven ...
A carrion crow scavenging on a beach in Dorset, England. A crow (pronounced / ˈ k r oʊ /) 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.
Corvidae is a cosmopolitan family of oscine passerine birds that contains the crows, ravens, rooks, magpies, jackdaws, jays, treepies, choughs, and nutcrackers. [1] [2] [3] In colloquial English, they are known as the crow family or corvids.
Corvus frugilegus Linnaeus, 1758 – rook (Eurasia, introduced to New Zealand) Corvus brachyrhynchos Brehm, CL, 1822 – American crow (the United States, southern Canada and northern Mexico) Corvus imparatus Peters, JL, 1929 – Tamaulipas crow (Gulf of Mexico coast of Texas and northeastern Mexico)
Along with the hooded crow, the carrion crow occupies a similar ecological niche in Eurasia to the American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) in North America. The two species look very similar to one another, but can be differentiated by size, as the carrion crow is larger and of a stockier build compared to the American crow.
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The Canada jay has been proposed as the national bird of Canada. [1]This is a list of bird species confirmed in Canada.Unless otherwise noted, the list is that of Bird Checklists of the World as of July 2022. [2]