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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 ...
The common raven or northern raven (Corvus corax) is a large all-black passerine bird. It is the most widely distributed of all corvids , found across the Northern Hemisphere . There are 11 accepted subspecies with little variation in appearance, although recent research has demonstrated significant genetic differences among populations from ...
The genus contains 50 species: [1] Corvus splendens Vieillot, 1817 – house crow or Indian house crow (Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, Middle East, eastern Africa); Corvus moneduloides Lesson, RP, 1831 – New Caledonian crow (New Caledonia)
The largest corvids are the common raven (Corvus corax) and the thick-billed raven (Corvus crassirostris), both of which regularly exceed 1,400 grams (3.1 pounds) and 65 cm (26 in). Species can be identified based on size, shape, and geography; however, some, especially the Australian crows , are best identified by their raucous calls.
The gray crow (Corvus tristis), formerly known as the bare-faced crow, is about the same size (42–45 cm in length) as the Eurasian carrion crow (Corvus corone) but has somewhat different proportions and quite atypical feather pigmentation during the juvenile phase for a member of this genus.
The hooded crow (Corvus cornix), also called the scald-crow or hoodie, [1] is a Eurasian bird species in the genus Corvus. Widely distributed, it is found across Northern, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe, as well as parts of the Middle East. It is an ashy grey bird with black head, throat, wings, tail, and thigh feathers, as well as a black ...
Corvus mellori – Little raven (southeastern Australia) Corvus rhipidurus – Fan-tailed raven (eastern Africa and Arabian peninsula) Corvus ruficollis – Brown-necked raven (northern Africa, Arabian peninsula, greater Middle East) Corvus tasmanicus – Forest raven (Tasmania, southern Victoria and north-east New South Wales in Australia)
The pied raven (Corvus corax varius morpha leucophaeus) is an extinct colour morph [1] of the North Atlantic subspecies of the common raven that was only found on the Faroe Islands; the last confirmed record was in 1902. [2]