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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 ecological niche .
English: Map adapted to text about the Crows and the fur trade in Montana. Big Horn Post #2 was built near the mouth of Bighorn River. (Montana Historic Preservation Plan (1975). Volume II. Helena. P. 127.) Fort Alexander six miles west of Forsyth. (Montana Historic Preservation Plan, p. 114.) Fort Benton (#1) near the mouth of Bighorn River in ...
American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) American goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) American kestrel (Falco sparverius) American robin (Turdus migratorius) American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) Bank swallow (Riparia riparia) Belted kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon) Black-bellied plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
Skeleton of American crow (Museum of Osteology) The following is a list of all currently recognized species within the passerine bird genus Corvus (the crows and ravens).
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Corvidae is a cosmopolitan family of oscine passerine birds that contains the crows, ravens, rooks, magpies, jackdaws, jays, treepies, choughs, and nutcrackers. [1] [2] [3] In colloquial English, they are known as the crow family or corvids.
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.
Common folk names for this bird in the southern United States are rain crow and storm crow. These likely refer to the bird's habit of calling on hot days, often presaging rain or thunderstorms. The genus name is from the Ancient Greek kokkuzo, which means to call like a common cuckoo, and americanus means "of America".