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Photo by janha. Location: Shiba park, Tokyo

Corvus macrorhynchos

[edit] Identification

46-59 cm. Long bill with the upper one quite thick and arched, making it look heavy. Dark greyish plumage from the back of the head, neck, shoulders and lower body. Their wings, tail, face and throat are glossy black. The depth of the grey shading varies across its range to almost black in the Indian form.

[edit] Distribution

Asia, Afghanistan and eastern Iran in the west, and south to India down to the Malay Peninsula in the southeast. The Philippines also have a regional form.

[edit] Taxonomy

There are many subspecies in this taxon. One of them have previously been called Jungle Crow (Corvus levaillantii) by some authorities.

[edit] Habitat

Woodland, parks and gardens.

[edit] Behaviour

The nest is a platform of twigs, usually high up on a tree with a preference for tall conifers like Fir or Pine. There are normally 3-5 eggs laid and they are incubated for 17-19 days. The young are fledged usually by about the 35th day.

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