Crow

A carrion crow scavenging on a beach in Dorset, England

A crow 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. The related term "raven" is not linked scientifically to any certain trait but is rather a general grouping for larger-sized species of Corvus. The collective name for a group of crows is a "murder".[1]

Species

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  • Corvus (C.) albusPied crow (Central African coasts to southern Africa)
  • C. bennettiLittle crow (Australia)
  • C. brachyrhynchosAmerican crow (United States, southern Canada, northern Mexico)
  • C. capensisCape crow or Cape rook (Eastern and southern Africa)
  • C. celebensisSulawesi crow (Sulawesi, Indonesia)
  • C. cornixHooded crow (Northern and Eastern Europe and Northern Africa and Middle East)
  • C. coroneCarrion crow (Europe and eastern Asia)
  • C. culminatusIndian jungle crow (South Asia)
  • C. edithaeSomali crow or dwarf raven (Eastern Africa)
  • C. encaSunda crow (Malaysia, Borneo, Indonesia)
  • C. florensisFlores crow (Flores Island)
  • C. fuscicapillusBrown-headed crow (New Guinea)
  • C. hawaiiensis (formerly C. tropicus) – Hawaiian crow (Hawaii)
  • C. imparatusTamaulipas crow (northeastern Mexico and southern Texas)
  • C. insularisBismarck crow (Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea)
  • C. jamaicensisJamaican crow (Jamaica)
  • C. kubaryiMariana crow or aga (Guam, Rota)
  • C. leucognaphalusWhite-necked crow (Haiti, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico)
  • C. levaillantiiEastern jungle crow (India, Burma)
  • C. macrorhynchosLarge-billed crow (Eastern Asia)
  • C. meekiBougainville crow or Solomon Islands crow (Papua New Guinea, Northern Solomon Islands)
  • C. moneduloidesNew Caledonian crow (New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands)
  • C. nasicusCuban crow (Cuba, Isla de la Juventud, Grand Caicos Island)
  • C. orruTorresian crow or Australian crow (Australia, New Guinea and nearby islands)
  • C. ossifragusFish crow (Southeastern U.S. coast)
  • C. palmarumPalm crow (Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Republic)
  • C. pusillusPalawan crow (Philippines)
  • C. samarensisSamar crow (Philippines)
  • C. sierramadrensis – Sierra Madre crow (Philippines)
  • C. sinaloaeSinaloa crow (Pacific coast from Sonora to Colima)
  • C. splendensHouse crow or Indian house crow (South Asia, Middle East, east Africa)
  • C. torquatusCollared crow (Eastern China, south into Vietnam)
  • C. tristisGrey crow or Bare-faced crow (New Guinea and neighboring islands)
  • C. typicusPiping crow or Celebes pied crow (Sulawesi, Muna, Butung)
  • C. unicolorBanggai crow (Banggai Island)
  • C. validusLong-billed crow (Northern Moluccas)
  • C. violaceusViolet crow (Seram, Indonesia)
  • C. woodfordiWhite-billed crow or Solomon Islands crow (Solomon Islands)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Definition of murder". www.merriam-webster.com. 2025-06-10. Retrieved 2025-06-10.