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A crow is a bird of the genus '' Corvus'', or more broadly a synonym for all of ''Corvus''. Crows are generally black in colour. The word "crow" is used as part of the common name of many species. The related term "
raven A raven is any of several larger-bodied bird species of the genus ''Corvus''. These species do not form a single taxonomic group within the genus. There is no consistent distinction between "crows" and "ravens", common names which are assigned t ...
" is not pinned scientifically to any certain trait, but is rather a general grouping for larger ''Corvus spp.''


Species

* ''Corvus albus'' – pied crow (Central African coasts to southern Africa) * ''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 eastern Asia) *''Corvus culminatus'' – Indian jungle crow (South Asia) * ''Corvus edithae'' –
Somali crow 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. Di ...
or dwarf raven (eastern Africa) * ''Corvus enca'' –
slender-billed crow The slender-billed crow (''Corvus enca'') is a Passerine bird of the family Corvidae, in the genus ''Corvus''. The violet crow has been found to be distinct genetically and separated as ''Corvus violaceus''. The small crow has been split as '' ...
(Malaysia, Borneo, Indonesia) * ''Corvus florensis'' –
Flores crow The Flores crow (''Corvus florensis'') is a species of bird in the family Corvidae. It is endemic to Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It is threatened by hab ...
(Flores Island) * ''Corvus fuscicapillus'' – brown-headed crow (New Guinea) * ''Corvus hawaiiensis'' (formerly ''C. tropicus'') – Hawaiian crow (Hawaii) * ''Corvus imparatus'' – Tamaulipas crow (Gulf of Mexico coast) * ''Corvus insularis'' – Bismarck crow (Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea) * ''Corvus jamaicensis'' –
Jamaican crow The Jamaican crow (''Corvus jamaicensis'') is a comparatively small corvid (35–38 cm in length). It shares several key morphological features with two other West Indian species, the Cuban crow (''Corvus nasicus'') and the white-necked crow ...
(Jamaica) * ''Corvus kubaryi'' – Mariana crow or aga (Guam, Rota) * ''Corvus leucognaphalus'' – white-necked crow (Haiti, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico) *''Corvus levaillantii'' – eastern jungle crow (India, Burma) * ''Corvus macrorhynchos'' – large-billed crow * ''Corvus meeki'' – Bougainville crow or Solomon Islands crow (Papua New Guinea, Northern Solomon Islands) * ''Corvus moneduloides'' – New Caledonian crow (New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands) * ''Corvus nasicus'' – Cuban crow (Cuba, Isla de la Juventud, Grand Caicos Island) * ''Corvus orru'' – Torresian crow or Australian crow (Australia, New Guinea and nearby islands) * ''Corvus ossifragus'' – fish crow (Southeastern U.S. coast) * ''Corvus palmarum'' – palm crow (Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Republic) * ''Corvus sinaloae'' – Sinaloa crow (Pacific coast from Sonora to Colima) * ''Corvus splendens'' – house crow or Indian house crow (South Asia, Middle East, east Africa) * ''Corvus torquatus'' – collared crow (Eastern China, south into Vietnam) * ''Corvus tristis'' –
grey crow The gray crow (''Corvus tristis''), formerly known as the bare-faced crow, is about the same size (42–45 cm in length) as the Eurasian carrion crow (''Corvus corone'') but has somewhat different proportions and quite atypical feather pig ...
or Bare-faced crow (New Guinea and neighboring islands) * ''Corvus typicus'' –
piping crow The piping crow (''Corvus typicus'') is a species of bird in the family Corvidae. It is endemic to Sulawesi in Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests (TS ...
or Celebes pied crow (Sulawesi, Muna, Butung) * ''Corvus unicolor'' –
Banggai crow The Banggai crow (''Corvus unicolor'') is a member of the crow family from Banggai regency in the province of Central Sulawesi in Indonesia. It is listed as critically endangered by IUCN. It was feared extinct, but was finally rediscovered duri ...
(Banggai Island) * ''Corvus validus'' – long-billed crow (Northern Moluccas) * ''Corvus violaceus'' –
violet crow The violet crow (''Corvus violaceus'') is a species of the crow family, Corvidae, native to Seram Seram (formerly spelled Ceram; also Seran or Serang) is the largest and main island of Maluku province of Indonesia, despite Ambon Island's hi ...
(Seram) – recent split from
slender-billed crow The slender-billed crow (''Corvus enca'') is a Passerine bird of the family Corvidae, in the genus ''Corvus''. The violet crow has been found to be distinct genetically and separated as ''Corvus violaceus''. The small crow has been split as '' ...
* ''Corvus woodfordi'' –
white-billed crow The white-billed crow (''Corvus woodfordi'') is a member of the crow family found on the Solomon Islands. Description It is a short and stocky forest bird (40–41 cm in length) with a short, squared-off tail and a relatively large head w ...
or Solomon Islands crow (Solomon Islands)


See also

* Jackdaw *
Raven A raven is any of several larger-bodied bird species of the genus ''Corvus''. These species do not form a single taxonomic group within the genus. There is no consistent distinction between "crows" and "ravens", common names which are assigned t ...
* Rook


Further reading

* {{Authority control Bird common names