π¦ββ¬Carrion Crow
The carrion crow is a passerine bird of the family Corvidae, native to western Europe and the eastern Palearctic. Along with the hooded crow, the carrion crow occupies a similar ecological niche in Eurasia to the American crow in North America. The two species look very similar to one another, but can be differentiated by size, as the carrion crow is larger and of a stockier build compared to the American crow.
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IUCN Red List assessment, 2024.
- Body mass
- 0.57 kg
- Body length
- not recorded
- Shoulder height
- not recorded
- Top speed
- not recorded
- Bite force
- not recorded
- Maximum lifespan
- 19 years
Everything we know about the Carrion Crow
Typical adult figures. Where a value is an estimate rather than a measurement, it says so.
Body mass0.57 kgAVONETOther figures βHide β
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- 0.47 kgAnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: acceptable
Tail length0.18 mAVONETDetails βHide β
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Wing length0.32 mAVONETDetails βHide β
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Beak length0.06 mAVONETDetails βHide β
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Tarsus length0.06 mAVONETDetails βHide β
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Maximum lifespan19 yearsAnAgeDetails βHide β
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Trophic levelCarnivoreAVONETDetails βHide β
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HabitatHuman ModifiedAVONETDetails βHide β
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LifestyleTerrestrialAVONETDetails βHide β
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Volume l0.6 LaverageDetails βHide β
Body mass at ~1.0 kg/L, the density of vertebrate tissue.
average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.
Not recorded for Carrion Crow yet: body length, shoulder height, top speed, bite force.
Family tree
- kingdomAnimalia
- βΊphylumChordata
- βΊclassAves
- βΊorderPasseriformes
- βΊfamilyCorvidae
- βΊgenusCorvus
- βΊspeciesCorvus corone
- orderSauria
- classBirds Β· Aves
- orderPerching birds Β· Passeriformes
- genusCorvus
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- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumChordata
- subphylumCraniata
- subphylumVertebrata
- superclassGnathostomata
- superclassSarcopterygii
- superclassTetrapoda
- orderSauria
- classBirds Β· Aves
- orderPerching birds Β· Passeriformes
- genusCorvus
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