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Corvus bennetti – Little crow (Australia) Corvus brachyrhynchos – American crow (United States, southern Canada, northern Mexico) Corvus capensis – Cape crow or Cape rook (Eastern and southern Africa) Corvus cornix – Hooded crow (Northern and Eastern Europe and Northern Africa and Middle East) Corvus corone – Carrion crow (Europe and ...
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.
One study examined American crows, which had increased in numbers, were a suspect in nest predation of threatened marbled murrelets. However, Steller's jays , which are successful independently of human development, are more efficient in plundering small birds' nests than American crows and common ravens .
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 ...
Early/Middle Pleistocene of Europe; possibly a subspecies of C. corone/cornix) † Corvus antecorax – (fossil: Late Pliocene – Late Pleistocene of Europe; may be C. janossyi, possibly a subspecies of C. corax) † Corvus bragai – (fossil: Pliocene/Pleistocene transition of South Africa) [4]
This is a list of national birds, including official birds of overseas territories and other states described as nations. Most species in the list are officially designated. Most species in the list are officially designated.
In addition, the common buttonquail has been extirpated from Europe, but survives in Africa and Asia. 71 bird species are considered threatened in Europe. [1] The following tags have been used to indicate the status of species in Europe. The commonly occurring native species do not fall into any of these categories.
List of birds of Africa; ... List of birds of Australia, New Zealand and Antarctica; E. List of birds of Europe; N. List of birds of North America; S.