chough

Japanese: chough
chough

…All of these species belong to the genus Crow, and their Japanese name is Karasu, but in addition to crow, the English names for raven, rook, and jackdaw are also called crows. Also, the nutcracker and red-billed crow are closely related birds in separate genera, but their English names are nutcracker and chough, respectively.
[Crow family]
The family Corvidae consists of 26 genera and 106 species, and is widely distributed throughout the world, except for the Antarctic islands, New Zealand, and mid-ocean islands.

*Some terminology explanations that mention "chough" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…これらの種はいずれもカラス属に属し,和名は〈カラス〉とつけられているが,英名ではcrowのほかに,ワタリガラスをraven,ミヤマガラスをrook,コクマルガラスをjackdawという。またカラス属に近縁で別属の鳥にホシガラスやベニバシガラスがあるが,英名はそれぞれnutcrackerとchoughである。
[カラス科]
 カラス科Corvidaeは26属106種からなり,南極圏の島々,ニュージーランド,大洋中の島々を除き,世界中に広く分布している。…

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