- Mesopotamian Crow
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Mesopotamian Crow Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae Genus: Corvus Species: C. cornix Subspecies: C. c. capellanus Trinomial name Corvus cornix capellanus The Mesopotamian Crow (Corvus cornix capellanus), also known as the Iraq Pied Crow, is a bird species of the crow genus. The crow is native to the region of Mesopotamia, in southern Iraq and southwest Iran, between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
The crow is sometimes considered to be a subspecies of the Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix), but is also sometimes distinguished as its own species of crow, as it is characterized by its pied coloration.[1]
References
- ^ Marzluff, John M., Paul R. Ehrlich, and Tony Angell. In the Company of Crows and Ravens. Yale University, 2005. Print.
Extant species of family Corvidae Kingdom: Animalia · Phylum: Chordata · Class: Aves · Subclass: Neornithes · Superorder: Neognathae · Order: Passeriformes Family Corvidae Choughs Treepies PlatysmurusTemnurusOriental
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Categories:- Corvus
- Birds of Asia
- Birds of Iraq
- Birds of Iran
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