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| American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) | |
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| Genus: | Corvus Linnaeus, 1758 |
Crows form the genus Corvus are in the family Corvidae. They are medium to large sized birds, carnivores and scavengers.
The genus includes the crow (carrion crow or hooded crow), the rook, jackdaw, and the large common raven. The genus has 40 or so members on all temperate continents except for South America, and some islands.
The Corvus makes up a third of the species in the Corvidae. Crows appear to have evolved in Asia from corvid stock which had evolved in Australia. The collective name for a group of crows is a flock or, more poetically, a murder.
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