Crow

A crow is a bird of the genus Corvus, or more broadly a synonym for all of Corvus. The word "crow" is used as part of the common name of species including:

• Corvus albus – pied crow (Central African coasts to southern Africa)
• Corvus bennetti – little crow (Australia)
• Corvus brachyrhynchos – American crow (United States, southern Canada, northern Mexico)
• Corvus capensis – Cape crow or Cape rook (Eastern and southern Africa)
• Corvus caurinus – northwestern crow (Olympic peninsula to southwest Alaska)
• Corvus cornix – hooded crow (Northern and Eastern Europe and Northern Africa)
• Corvus corone – carrion crow (Europe and eastern Asia)
• Corvus culminatus – Indian jungle crow
• Corvus edithae – Somali crow or dwarf raven (eastern Africa)
• Corvus enca – slender-billed crow (Malaysia, Borneo, Indonesia)
• Corvus florensis – Flores crow (Flores Island)
• Corvus fuscicapillus – brown-headed crow (New Guinea)
• Corvus hawaiiensis (formerly C. tropicus) – Hawaiian crow (Hawaii)
• Corvus imparatus – Tamaulipas crow (Gulf of Mexico coast)
• Corvus insularis – Bismarck crow (Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea)
• Corvus jamaicensis – Jamaican crow (Jamaica)
• Corvus kubaryi – Mariana crow or aga (Guam, Rota)
• Corvus leucognaphalus – white-necked crow (Haiti, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico)
• Corvus levaillantii – eastern jungle crow (India, Burma)
• Corvus macrorhynchos – large-billed crow
• Corvus meeki – Bougainville crow or Solomon Islands crow (Northern Solomon Islands)
• Corvus moneduloides – New Caledonian crow (New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands)
• Corvus nasicus – Cuban crow (Cuba, Isla de la Juventud, Grand Caicos Island)
• Corvus orru – Torresian crow or Australian crow (Australia, New Guinea and nearby islands)
• Corvus ossifragus – fish crow (Southeastern U.S. coast)
• Corvus palmarum – palm crow (Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Republic)
• Corvus sinaloae – Sinaloa crow (Pacific coast from Sonora to Colima)
• Corvus splendens – house crow or Indian house crow (Indian subcontinent, Middle East, east Africa)
• Corvus torquatus – collared crow (Eastern China, south into Vietnam)
• Corvus tristis – grey crow or Bare-faced crow (New Guinea and neighboring islands)
• Corvus typicus – piping crow or Celebes pied crow (Sulawesi, Muna, Butung)
• Corvus unicolor – Banggai crow (Banggai Island)
• Corvus validus – long-billed crow (Northern Moluccas)
• Corvus violaceus – violet crow (Seram) – recent split from slender-billed crow
• Corvus woodfordi – white-billed crow or Solomon Islands crow (Southern Solomon Islands)

A carrion crow scavenging on a beach in Dorset, England.

Species of Corvus not referred to as crows include ravens, rooks, and jackdaws.