Corvus
Sign in to saveCorvus is a widely distributed genus of passerine birds ranging from medium-sized to large-sized in the family Corvidae. It includes species commonly known as crows, ravens, and rooks. The species commonly encountered in Europe are the carrion crow, hooded crow, common raven, and rook; those discovered later were named "crow" or "raven" chiefly on the basis of their size, crows generally being smaller. The genus name is Latin for "raven".
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Corvus is a genus of medium to large birds that includes the crows, ravens, and rooks found across the world. These intelligent birds are notable for their size and widespread presence in human environments, with smaller species typically called crows and larger ones called ravens.
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Taxonomy · GBIF
American Crow
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCorvidae
Observations208,545
Groupaves
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Article
30 sectionsContents
- Description
- Evolutionary history and systematics
- Species
- Behavior
- Communal roosting
- Play
- Calls
- Foraging
- Intelligence
- Diet
- Reproduction
- Lifespan and disease
- Conservation status
- Problems and methods of control
- Hunting
- Scare tactics
- Trapping
- Other methods
- As food
- Human interaction
- Cultural depictions
- In folklore and mythology
- In popular culture
- Literature
- Organizations
- Music
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Corvus is a widely distributed genus of passerine birds ranging from medium-sized to large-sized in the family Corvidae. It includes species commonly known as crows, ravens, and rooks. The species commonly encountered in Europe are the carrion crow, hooded crow, common raven, and rook; those discovered later were named "crow" or "raven" chiefly on the basis of their size, crows generally being smaller. The genus name is Latin for "raven".
The 46 or so members of this genus occur on all continents except South America, Antarctica and several islands. The genus Corvus makes up a third of the species in the family Corvidae. The members appear to have evolved in Asia from the corvid stock, which had evolved in Australia. The collective name for a group of crows is a "flock" or a "murder".