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Genus Corvus

Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
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Species of the Genus Corvus (Crows, Ravens and Jackdaws)

Subgenus Coloeus (jackdaws)
- C. dauuricus (Daurian Jackdaw)
- C. monedula (Eurasian Jackdaw, European Jackdaw, Western Jackdaw, Common Jackdaw, Jackdaw, Daw)
  Subspecies:
  - C.m. cirtensis
  - C.m. ibericus (sometimes included in C.m. spermologus)
  - C.m. monedula (Scandinavian Jackdaw)
  - C.m. nigerrimus (sometimes included in C.m. spermologus)
  - C.m. soemmeringii (Eastern Jackdaw, East European Jackdaw)
  - C.m. spermologus (British Jackdaw)
Subgenus Corvultur (African ravens)
- C. albicollis (White-necked Raven)
- C. crassirostris (Thick-billed Raven)
- C. rhipidurus (Fan-tailed Raven, synonym C. affinis)
Subgenus Corvus (crows and ravens)
- C. albus (Pied Crow)
- C. bennetti (Little Crow)
- C. brachyrhynchos (American Crow, Common Crow)
- C. capensis (Cape Rook, Black Crow)
- C. caurinus (Northwestern Crow)
- C. corax (Common Raven, Northern Raven, Raven)
  Subspecies:
  - C.c. corax
  - C.c. kamtchaticus
  - C.c. principalis
  - C.c. sinuatus
  - C.c. subcorax
  - C.c. tibetanus
  - C.c. tingitanus
  - C.c. varius
- C. corone (Eurasian Crow, Carrion Crow)
  Subspecies:
  - C.c. capellanus (Mesopotamian Crow, Iraq Pied Crow)
  - C.c. cornix (Hooded Crow)
  - C.c. corone (Carrion Crow)
  - C.c. orientalis
  - C.c. sardonius
  - C.c. sharpii
- C. coronoides (Australian Raven)
- C. cryptoleucus (Chihuahuan Raven, "White-necked Raven")
- C. enca (Slender-billed Crow)
- C. (enca) violaceus (Violaceous Crow)
- C. florensis (Flores Crow)
- C. frugilegus (Rook)
- C. fuscicapillus (Brown-headed Crow)
- C. hawaiiensis (Hawaiian Crow, Alala)
- C. imparatus (Tamaulipas Crow, "Mexican Crow")
- C. jamaicensis (Jamaican Crow)
- C. kubaryi (Mariana Crow, Micronesian Crow, Guam Crow)
- C. leucognaphalus (White-necked Crow)
- C. macrorhynchos (Large-billed Crow)
- C. (macrorhynchos) levaillanti (Jungle Crow)
- C. meeki (Bougainville Crow, "Solomon Islands Crow")
- C. mellori (Little Raven)
- C. moneduloides (New Caledonian Crow)
- C. nasicus (Cuban Crow)
- C. orru (Torresian Crow, Australian Crow)
- C. ossifragus (Fish Crow)
- C. palmarum (Palm Crow)
- C. ruficollis (Brown-necked Raven, Desert Raven)
- C. (ruficollis) edithae (Dwarf Raven, Somali Raven, Lesser Brown-necked Raven)
- C. sinaloae (Sinaloa Crow, "Mexican Crow")
- C. splendens (Indian House Crow, House Crow)
- C. tasmanicus (Forest Raven, Tasmanian Raven)
- C. (tasmanicus) boreus (New England Raven, Relict Raven)
- C. torquatus (Collared Crow)
- C. tristis (Grey Crow, Bare-faced Crow)
- C. typicus (Piping Crow, Celebes Pied Crow)
- C. unicolor (Banggai Crow)
- C. validus (Long-billed Crow)
- C. woodfordi (White-billed Crow, "Solomon Islands Crow")

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