Corvus [albus or edithae] (Pied Crow or Somali Raven)

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Pied Crow or Somali Raven

Corvus [albus or edithae] (= Corvus albus) Müller, PLS 1776

The pied crow is a widely distributed African bird species in the crow genus. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Corvidae
Genus:
   Corvus
Scientific:
  Corvus albus

Original description

Citation:
Müller, PLS 1776

Reference:
Linné vollst. Natursyst. Suppl. Reg. Bd.

Protonym:
Corvus albus

Type locality:
Senegal.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52710063#page/105/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
13F5F24016DA14CB

Avibase ID:
avibase-13F5F240

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/13F5F240

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 559490

Geographic range:

Corvus albus: sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, Aldabra, and Comoros
Corvus edithae: Eritrea, Djibouti, eastern and southern Ethiopia, Somalia, far southeastern South Sudan, and northern Kenya

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Pied Crow or Somali Raven
French:
Corbeau pie ou C. d'Edith

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Pied Crow or Somali Raven ( Corvus [albus or edithae])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Pied Crow or Somali Raven ( Corvus [albus or edithae])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Pied Crow or Somali Raven ( Corvus [albus or edithae])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Pied Crow or Somali Raven ( Corvus [albus or edithae])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Pied Crow or Somali Raven ( Corvus [albus or edithae])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Pied Crow or Somali Raven ( Corvus [albus or edithae])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Pied Crow or Somali Raven ( Corvus [albus or edithae])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Pied Crow or Somali Raven ( Corvus [albus or edithae])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Pied Crow or Somali Raven ( Corvus [albus or edithae])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Pied Crow or Somali Raven ( Corvus [albus or edithae])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Pied Crow or Somali Raven ( Corvus [albus or edithae])

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species (alt)

This taxon is a subspecies of Corvus [albus, edithae or ruficollis]

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Afrikaans: Witborskraai
Czech: vrána černobílá
Danish: Broget Krage
German: Schildrabe
English: Pied Crow or Somali Raven
Spanish: Cuervo Pío
Estonian: pugalronk
Finnish: afrikanvaris
French: Corbeau pie, Corbeau pie ou C. d'Edith
Hungarian: pajzsos varjú
Icelandic: Mjallkráka
Italian: Corvo bianco e nero
Japanese (romaji): munajirogarasu
Japanese: ムナジロガラス
Kwangali: Ekorova
Scientific: Corvus [albus or edithae], Corvus albus
Lithuanian: Baltapilvė varna
Malagasy: Goaka
Dutch: Schildraaf
Norwegian: Hvitbrystkråke
Sotho, Northern: Legokobu
Polish: kruk srokaty
Portuguese: Gralha-seminarista
Russian: Пегий ворон
Slovak: vrana štítnatá
Slovenian: beloprsa vrana
Shona: Gunguwo
Siswant: Lihubhulu
Sotho, Southern: Mohakajane
Swedish: Svartvit kråka
Swahili: Kunguru Rangi-mbili
Tswana: Legakabê
Turkish: Gömlekli Karga
Tsonga: Qigwana
Ukrainian: Крук строкатий
Xhosa: Igwangwa
Chinese: 非洲白颈鸦
Chinese (Traditional): 非洲白頸鴉
Zulu: iGwababa