American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchosBrehm, CL, 1822
English (US) American Crow
The American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Corvidae (Crows, Jays, and Magpies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Corvus brachyrhynchos
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- American Crow
- Described by
- Brehm, CL, 1822
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Corvus brachyrhynchos caurinus
- Corvus brachyrhynchos hesperis
- Corvus brachyrhynchos hargravei
- Corvus brachyrhynchos brachyrhynchos
- Corvus brachyrhynchos pascuus
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Brehm, CL, 1822
- Type locality
- North America; restricted by Howell (1913, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 26, p. 200) to vicinity of Boston, Massachusetts.
- Original description
- Beiträge zur Vögelkunde in vollständigen Beschreibungen mehrerer neu Entdeckter und vieler seltener, oder nicht gehörig beobachteter deutscher Vögel 2 p.56
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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