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House Crow

Corvus splendens

Classification

Class
Aves
Family
Corvidae

The house crow (Corvus splendens), also known as the Indian, greynecked, Ceylon or Colombo crow, is a common bird of the crow family that is of Asian origin but now found in many parts of the world, where they arrived assisted by shipping. It is between the jackdaw and the carrion crow in size (40 cm (16 in) in length) but is slimmer than either. The forehead, crown, throat and upper breast are a richly glossed black, whilst the neck and breast are a lighter grey-brown in colour.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Netherlands · 26Brazil · 15Spain · 2Belgium · 1France · 1