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Large-billed crow
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The large-billed crow (Corvus macrorhynchos), formerly referred to widely as the jungle crow, is a widespread Asian species of crow. It is very adaptable and is able to survive on a wide range of food sources, making it capable of colonizing new areas, due to which it is often considered a nuisance, especially on islands. It has a large bill, which is the source of its scientific name macrorhynchos (Ancient Greek for "large beak") and it is sometimes known by the common name thick-billed crow. It can also be mistaken for a common raven. Johann Georg Wagler first described the species from a holotype obtained from Java in the year 1827.[2] The eastern jungle crow and Indian jungle crow were once considered conspecific and together called the jungle crow.
Large-billed crow | |
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C. m. subsp. japonensis at Tennōji Park in Osaka, Japan | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Corvidae |
Genus: | Corvus |
Species: | C. macrorhynchos |
Binomial name | |
Corvus macrorhynchos Wagler, 1827 | |
Subspecies | |
9 ssp., see text | |
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