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  2. Crow - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Corvus - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. Carrion crow - Wikipedia

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    The carrion crow (Corvus corone) and hooded crow (Corvus cornix), including the former's slightly larger allied form or race C. c. orientalis, are two very closely related species; [6] the geographic distributions of both forms of carrion crow across Europe are illustrated in the accompanying diagram.

  5. List of Corvus species - Wikipedia

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    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 ) Corvus macrorhynchos Wagler , 1827 – large-billed crow (Himalayas, East Asia, the Malay Peninsula, Sunda Islands , and the Philippines)

  6. American crow - Wikipedia

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    Pair of crows chasing away a red-tailed hawk from their nest. 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 ...

  7. Hooded crow - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  8. Australian raven - Wikipedia

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    The two naturalists regarded the Australian raven as very similar in appearance to the carrion crow (C. corone) of Europe, [4] though they noted it was larger with a longer bill. They did not give it a common name. [2] The location where the type specimen was collected is not recorded, but thought to be in the Parramatta district. [5]

  9. List of birds of Victoria - Wikipedia

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    The thick-knees are a group of largely tropical waders in the family Burhinidae. They are found worldwide within the tropical zone, with some species also breeding in temperate Europe and Australia. They are medium to large waders with strong black or yellow-black bills, large yellow eyes and cryptic plumage.