American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos Scientific name definitions
- Names (23)
- Subspecies (5)
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Американска врана |
| Croatian | američka vrana |
| Czech | vrána americká |
| Dutch | Amerikaanse Kraai |
| English | American Crow |
| English (United States) | American Crow |
| Finnish | amerikanvaris |
| French | Corneille d'Amérique |
| French (French Guiana) | Corneille d'Amérique |
| German | Amerikakrähe |
| Icelandic | Stúfkráka |
| Japanese | アメリカガラス |
| Norwegian | amerikakråke |
| Polish | wrona amerykańska |
| Russian | Американская ворона |
| Serbian | Američka vrana |
| Slovak | vrana krátkozobá |
| Spanish | Cuervo Americano |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Cuervo Norteamericano |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cuervo americano |
| Swedish | amerikansk kråka |
| Turkish | Amerika Kargası |
| Ukrainian | Ворона американська |
Revision Notes
Shawn M. Billerman standardized the account's content with Clements taxonomy. Peter Pyle contributed to the Appearance page.
Corvus brachyrhynchos "Brehm, CL", 1822
PROTONYM:
Corvus brachyrhynchos
"Brehm, CL", 1822. Beitr.Vogelkunde 2, p.56.
TYPE LOCALITY:
North America; restricted by Howell (1913, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 26, p. 200) to vicinity of Boston, Massachusetts.
Definitions
- CORVUS
- corvus
- brachyrhinchus / brachyrhyncha / brachyrhynchos / brachyrhynchum
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