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The large-billed crow (Corvus macrorhynchos), formerly referred to widely as the jungle crow, is a widespread Asian species of crow.It is very adaptable and is able to survive on a wide range of food sources, making it capable of colonizing new areas, due to which it is often considered a nuisance, especially on islands.
Jungle crow is a common name that refers to three species of crow. Initially thought to be a single species, the group has since been split into the following species: Large-billed crow, Corvus macrorhynchos; Eastern jungle crow, Corvus levaillantii; Indian jungle crow, Corvus culminatus
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.
In Japanese mythology, this flying creature is a raven or a jungle crow called Yatagarasu (八咫烏, "eight-span crow") [21] and the appearance of the great bird is construed as evidence of the will of Heaven or divine intervention in human affairs. [22]
A large-billed crow has become an unlikely internet star after striking an unusual pose at a mall in Japan.Twitter user @keita_simpson posted the video on June 20, and soon clocked up millions of ...
Habu, four different species of venomous snake that exist in certain islands including Okinawa, the Sakishima Islands and the Tokara Islands, but not on the islands of Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku, Hokkaido.
Corvus culminatus Sykes, 1832 – Indian jungle crow (India and Sri Lanka) Corvus philippinus Bonaparte, 1853 – Philippine jungle crow (Philippines) Corvus orru Bonaparte, 1850 – Torresian crow or Australian crow (Australia, New Guinea, Lesser Sunda Islands) Corvus insularis Heinroth, 1903 – Bismarck crow (Bismark Archipelago, Papua New ...
This is a list of mammal species recorded in Japan (excluding domesticated and captive populations). Of the 172 [1] species of mammal found—112 native terrestrial mammals (those that are endemic are identified below; this number includes 37 species of bat), 19 introduced species, 40 species of Cetacea, and the dugong—161 are listed for the Japan region on the IUCN Red List of Threatened ...