Crow - Crow

Japanese: カラス(烏∥鴉) - カラス
Crow - Crow
A general term for birds of the genus Corvus , family Corvidae, order Passeriformes. The birds that Japanese people generally call crows are the carrion crow Corvus corone (illustration) and the large-billed crow C. macrorhynchos (illustration), which breed throughout Japan. The carrion crow is found throughout most of the Palaearctic region, and breeds in Japan from Kyushu northward. It is about 50 cm long. It commonly lives in areas around cities where urbanization has not progressed much, in mixed environments of farmland, pastures, and forests, in mountainous areas, and in fishing villages.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
スズメ目カラス科カラス属Corvusの鳥の総称。日本人が一般にカラスと呼んでいる鳥は,日本の各地で繁殖しているハシボソガラスCorvus corone(イラスト)とハシブトガラスC.macrorhynchos(イラスト)である。ハシボソガラスは旧北区のほぼ全域に分布し,日本では九州以北で繁殖。全長約50cm。市街化があまり進んでいない都会地周辺から農耕地,牧草地,林などの混在している環境,山地,漁村などにふつうに生息している。

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