The carrion crow, Corvus corone, is an all-black corvid of the family Corvidae, native to western Europe and the eastern Palearctic, including the mountains, forests and cities of Japan. Its plumage carries a green or purple sheen, and it measures 48 to 52 centimeters long with an 84 to 100 centimeter wingspan and weighs 400 to 600 grams, with a black bill, legs and feet; juveniles are brownish with blue eyes that darken with age. It is larger and stockier than the American crow, distinguished from the hooded crow by its all-black coloring rather than grey-and-black markings, and occupies a niche in Eurasia similar to the American crow role in North America, competing with gulls, other corvids and ducks for food around people. The species is noted for its intelligence, able to discriminate numbers up to 30 and recognize both human and crow faces, and is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Classification
System (Realm) Relationship to People Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
Corvus, Taxa Source Carrion crow (Wikidata)
In Biome
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Corvus corone (Animal Diversity Web)
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Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. GBIF Species API
3. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Corvus corone (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyEconomic Importance for Humans: Positive: Positive Impacts
controls pest population
Conservation Status: CITES
CITES No special status
In Biome: Wetlands, Wetlands
Wetlands marsh marsh
View the Source 4. Carrion crow (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q26198 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Corvus, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q43365 (Corvus)
View the Source 5. Carrion crow (Wikipedia)
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