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The carrion crow was one of the many species originally described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae, and it still bears its original name of Corvus corone. [2] The binomial name is derived from the Latin corvus , "raven", [ 3 ] and Greek κορώνη korōnē , "crow".
The eastern carrion crow (Corvus corone orientalis, originally a separate species C.orientalis) is a member of the crow family and a subspecies of the carrion crow. Differences from the nominate subspecies include a larger size, at a length about 500 millimetres (20 in), and more graduated outer tail feathers. The eastern carrion crow is found ...
The hooded crow was subsequently considered a subspecies of the carrion crow for many years, [8] hence known as Corvus corone cornix, due to similarities in structure and habits. [9] " Hooded crow" has been designated as the official name by the International Ornithologists' Union (IOC). [ 10 ]
Liao, along with other scientists at the University of Tübingen, wanted to see if carrion crows (Corvus corone), which are native to Europe and much of Asia, could similarly count using this more ...
Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 – carrion crow Corvus cornix Linnaeus , 1758 – hooded crow ( northern and eastern Europe and northern Africa ) Corvus torquatus Lesson, RP , 1831 – collared crow (eastern China south into Vietnam )
The type species is the common raven (Corvus corax); [11] others named by Linnaeus in the same work include the carrion crow (C. corone), hooded crow (C. cornix), rook (C. frugilegus), and two species which have since been moved to other genera, the western jackdaw (now Coloeus monedula) and the Eurasian magpie (now Pica pica).
The Somali crow, or dwarf raven (Corvus edithae), is approximately the size (44–46 cm in length) of the carrion crow, Corvus corone but with a longer bill and a somewhat more brownish cast to the feathers, especially when worn.
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. Red-billed chough, Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax; Eurasian jackdaw, Corvus monedula (A) Carrion crow, Corvus corone (A)