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A question about the Crow family (1 Viewer)

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Peewit

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Hi there

A question I have always wanted to ask on here

What is the difference between a Common Crow, and a Carrion Crow. Are they the same species?

Are they the same thing? I see that some Crows vary in size. I thought the 'Common' Crow was slightly different or have I got it all wrong?
 
Technically there is no bird called a Common Crow, although in the UK Carrion crows are often referred to as common Crows, and in most of the U.K. they are the most common corvid, although Jackdaws can be so in places.

Members of the crow (corvid) family in the UK are Ravens, Carrion Crows, Hooded Crows, Rooks, Jackdaws, Magpies and Eurasian Jays .... Oh, and Red-billed Choughs!

Hope that helps!

Mick
 
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MTem said:
Technically there is no bird called a Common Crow, although in the UK Carrion crows are often referred to as common Crows, and in most of the U.K. they are the most common corvid, although Jackdaws can be so in places.

Members of the crow (corvid) family in the UK are Ravens, Carrion Crows, Hooded Crows, Rooks, Jackdaws, Magpies and Eurasian Jays .... Oh, and Red-billed Choughs!

Hope that helps!

Mick
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Thank you for your answer, Mick - now that has put my mind at rest. :t:
 
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Hooded Crow was considered to be a race of Carrion (common) Crow until not long ago when it was awarded full species status.


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Common Crows are the North American 'common' crow a different species to our Carrion Crow. Though you'd think American Common Crows were common here too listening to the soundtracks of so many British TV programmes!
 
Oh it would appear I'm a bit behind the times. It seems that the Common Crow is called the American Crow now. Could have sworn it was called the Common Crow though. Either way I wish British tv programme makers would use the right species calls!
 
Swannery Steve said:
Oh it would appear I'm a bit behind the times. It seems that the Common Crow is called the American Crow now. Could have sworn it was called the Common Crow though. Either way I wish British tv programme makers would use the right species calls!
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I was watching something the other day set in Ireland and Scops Owls were calling in the background.


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Nutcracker said:
Unless it was a piece of electronic equipment (classic confusion sound for Scops :king:)
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Possible, but the likeliest explanation for mis-placed wildlife calls/songs is stock sounds that somebody recorded in California decades ago, which have been used in all kinds of media ever since.
 
Scops in CA??? I remember something about a southern European frog sounding similar ....

Niels
 
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