Crow Journal 1
03 / 04 / 2023
Thoughts about crows, sightings, encounters, communication ...
She asked me:
‘What is a crow, though?’
when I asked her how did they make her feel?
‘Is it rooks too, because if it’s not, I’ll have to learn the difference.’
And then later a text:
‘jackdaws?’
I replied with a yes.
So, crows, alphabetically:
Corvus albus – Pied crow (Central African coasts to southern Africa)
Corvus bennetti – Little crow (Australia)
Corvus brachyrhynchos – American crow (United States, southern Canada, northern Mexico)
Corvus capensis – Cape crow or Cape rook (Eastern and southern Africa)
Corvus cornix – Hooded crow (Northern and Eastern Europe and Northern Africa and Middle East)
Corvus corone – Carrion crow (Europe and eastern Asia)
Corvus culminatus – Indian jungle crow (South Asia)
Corvus edithae – Somali crow or dwarf raven (Eastern Africa)
Corvus enca – Slender-billed crow (Malaysia, Borneo, Indonesia)
Corvus florensis – Flores crow (Flores Island)
Corvus fuscicapillus – Brown-headed crow (New Guinea)
Corvus hawaiiensis (formerly C. tropicus) – Hawaiian crow (Hawaii)
Corvus imparatus – Tamaulipas crow (Gulf of Mexico coast)
Corvus insularis – Bismarck crow (Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea)
Corvus jamaicensis – Jamaican crow (Jamaica)
Corvus kubaryi – Mariana crow or aga (Guam, Rota)
Corvus leucognaphalus – White-necked crow (Haiti, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico)
Corvus levaillantii – Eastern jungle crow (India, Burma)
Corvus macrorhynchos – Large-billed crow (Eastern Asia)
Corvus meeki – Bougainville crow or Solomon Islands crow (Papua New Guinea, Northern Solomon Islands)
Corvus moneduloides – New Caledonian crow (New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands)
Corvus nasicus – Cuban crow (Cuba, Isla de la Juventud, Grand Caicos Island)
Corvus orru – Torresian crow or Australian crow (Australia, New Guinea and nearby islands)
Corvus ossifragus – Fish crow (Southeastern U.S. coast)
Corvus palmarum – Palm crow (Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Republic)
Corvus sinaloae – Sinaloa crow (Pacific coast from Sonora to Colima)
Corvus splendens – House crow or Indian house crow (South Asia, Middle East, east Africa)
Corvus torquatus – Collared crow (Eastern China, south into Vietnam)
Corvus tristis – Grey crow or Bare-faced crow (New Guinea and neighboring islands)
Corvus typicus – Piping crow or Celebes pied crow (Sulawesi, Muna, Butung)
Corvus unicolor – Banggai crow (Banggai Island)
Corvus validus – Long-billed crow (Northern Moluccas)
Corvus violaceus – Violet crow (Seram) – recent split from slender-billed crow
Corvus woodfordi – White-billed crow or Solomon Islands crow (Solomon Islands)
Also, ravens:
Corvus albicollis – White-necked raven (eastern and southern Africa)
Corvus corax – Common raven (Northern Hemisphere)
Corvus coronoides – Australian raven (Australia)
Corvus crassirostris – Thick-billed raven (Horn of Africa)
Corvus cryptoleucus – Chihuahuan raven (United States and Mexico)
Corvus mellori – Little raven (southeastern Australia)
Corvus rhipidurus – Fan-tailed raven (eastern Africa and Arabian peninsula)
Corvus ruficollis – Brown-necked raven (northern Africa, Arabian peninsula, greater Middle East)
Corvus tasmanicus – Forest raven (Tasmania, southern Victoria and north-east New South Wales in Australia)
rooks:
Corvus frugilegus - Common rook (central and norther Eurasia)
and jackdaws:
Coloeus monedula - Western jackdaw (northern Eurasia and northern Africa)
Coloeus dauuricus - Daurian jackdaw (China, eastern Siberia, Japan)
(all information in this list is from Wikipedia)
‘What is a crow, though?’
when I asked her how did they make her feel?
‘Is it rooks too, because if it’s not, I’ll have to learn the difference.’
And then later a text:
‘jackdaws?’
I replied with a yes.
So, crows, alphabetically:
Corvus albus – Pied crow (Central African coasts to southern Africa)
Corvus bennetti – Little crow (Australia)
Corvus brachyrhynchos – American crow (United States, southern Canada, northern Mexico)
Corvus capensis – Cape crow or Cape rook (Eastern and southern Africa)
Corvus cornix – Hooded crow (Northern and Eastern Europe and Northern Africa and Middle East)
Corvus corone – Carrion crow (Europe and eastern Asia)
Corvus culminatus – Indian jungle crow (South Asia)
Corvus edithae – Somali crow or dwarf raven (Eastern Africa)
Corvus enca – Slender-billed crow (Malaysia, Borneo, Indonesia)
Corvus florensis – Flores crow (Flores Island)
Corvus fuscicapillus – Brown-headed crow (New Guinea)
Corvus hawaiiensis (formerly C. tropicus) – Hawaiian crow (Hawaii)
Corvus imparatus – Tamaulipas crow (Gulf of Mexico coast)
Corvus insularis – Bismarck crow (Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea)
Corvus jamaicensis – Jamaican crow (Jamaica)
Corvus kubaryi – Mariana crow or aga (Guam, Rota)
Corvus leucognaphalus – White-necked crow (Haiti, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico)
Corvus levaillantii – Eastern jungle crow (India, Burma)
Corvus macrorhynchos – Large-billed crow (Eastern Asia)
Corvus meeki – Bougainville crow or Solomon Islands crow (Papua New Guinea, Northern Solomon Islands)
Corvus moneduloides – New Caledonian crow (New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands)
Corvus nasicus – Cuban crow (Cuba, Isla de la Juventud, Grand Caicos Island)
Corvus orru – Torresian crow or Australian crow (Australia, New Guinea and nearby islands)
Corvus ossifragus – Fish crow (Southeastern U.S. coast)
Corvus palmarum – Palm crow (Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Republic)
Corvus sinaloae – Sinaloa crow (Pacific coast from Sonora to Colima)
Corvus splendens – House crow or Indian house crow (South Asia, Middle East, east Africa)
Corvus torquatus – Collared crow (Eastern China, south into Vietnam)
Corvus tristis – Grey crow or Bare-faced crow (New Guinea and neighboring islands)
Corvus typicus – Piping crow or Celebes pied crow (Sulawesi, Muna, Butung)
Corvus unicolor – Banggai crow (Banggai Island)
Corvus validus – Long-billed crow (Northern Moluccas)
Corvus violaceus – Violet crow (Seram) – recent split from slender-billed crow
Corvus woodfordi – White-billed crow or Solomon Islands crow (Solomon Islands)
Also, ravens:
Corvus albicollis – White-necked raven (eastern and southern Africa)
Corvus corax – Common raven (Northern Hemisphere)
Corvus coronoides – Australian raven (Australia)
Corvus crassirostris – Thick-billed raven (Horn of Africa)
Corvus cryptoleucus – Chihuahuan raven (United States and Mexico)
Corvus mellori – Little raven (southeastern Australia)
Corvus rhipidurus – Fan-tailed raven (eastern Africa and Arabian peninsula)
Corvus ruficollis – Brown-necked raven (northern Africa, Arabian peninsula, greater Middle East)
Corvus tasmanicus – Forest raven (Tasmania, southern Victoria and north-east New South Wales in Australia)
rooks:
Corvus frugilegus - Common rook (central and norther Eurasia)
and jackdaws:
Coloeus monedula - Western jackdaw (northern Eurasia and northern Africa)
Coloeus dauuricus - Daurian jackdaw (China, eastern Siberia, Japan)
(all information in this list is from Wikipedia)