Fish Crow
Corvus ossifragusWilson, A, 1812
English (US) Fish Crow
The Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus) 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.
Range: eastern USA (New England to eastern Texas)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Corvus ossifragus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Fish Crow
- Described by
- Wilson, A, 1812
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Wilson, A, 1812
- Type locality
- Great Egg-Harbor [= Beasley's Point, New Jersey].
- Original description
- American Ornithology or, the Natural History of the Birds of the United States: Illustrated with Plates Engraved and Colored from Original Drawings taken from Nature 5 p.27 pl.37 fig.2
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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