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Torresian Crow

Corvus orru Bonaparte, CLJL 1850

The Torresian crow, also called the Australian crow or Papuan crow, is a passerine bird in the crow family native to the north and west of Australia and nearby islands in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. The species has a black plumage, beak and mouth with white irises. The base of the feathers on the head and neck are white. The Torresian crow is slightly larger with a more robust bill than the morphologically similar little crow. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Corvidae
Genus:
   Corvus
Scientific:
  Corvus orru


Original description

Citation:
  Bonaparte, CLJL 1850

Reference:
   Conspect. Gen. Avium 1 p.385

Protonym:
  Corvus orru

Type locality:
  ? New Guinea, ex Müller MS, Lobo, Triton Bay.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43560582


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  3E47E56FC635C897

Avibase ID:
  avibase-3E47E56F

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/3E47E56F


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 559508

Geographic range:

  • Corvus orru: mostly open or edge habitats in lowlands and hills from northern Moluccas and Babar (eastern Lesser Sundas) eastward through New Guinea, including Trobriand Islands and Louisiade Archipelago (off southeastern New Guinea), southward through Australia (except far southwest, far southeast, and Tasmania)
  • Corvus orru orru: northern Moluccas eastward through New Guinea to Trobriand Islands and Louisiade Archipelago (off southeastern New Guinea)
  • Corvus orru cecilae: Australia (except far southwest, far southeast, and Tasmania)
  • Corvus orru latirostris: Babar and Tanimbar Islands (far eastern Lesser Sundas)
English:
Torresian Crow
Catalan:
cornella de Torres
Czech:
vrána australská
Danish:
Torreskrage
German:
Torreskrähe
Spanish:
Cuervo de Torres
Spanish (Spain):
Cuervo de Torres
Finnish:
räpäyttäjävaris
French:
Corbeau de Torres
Croatian:
bjelooka vrana
Hungarian:
torresi varjú
Italian:
Corvo di Torres
Japanese (romaji):
minamigarasu
Japanese:
ミナミガラス
Lithuanian:
australinė varna
Dutch:
Australische Kraai
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Australkråke
Norwegian:
Australkråke
Polish:
wrona papuaska
Portuguese:
gralha-da-torrésia
Portuguese (Portugal):
gralha-de-torres
Russian:
Сахульская ворона
Slovak:
vrana orru
Serbian:
Toreska vrana
Swedish:
torreskråka
Ukrainian:
Ворона австралійська
Chinese:
澳洲鸦
Chinese (Traditional):
澳洲鴉


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Torresian Crow ( Corvus orru) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Australian Crow ( Corvus orru) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Corvus orru [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Corvus [orru or insularis] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Azerbaijani: Avstraliya quzğunu
Catalan: cornella de Torres
Czech: vrána australská
Danish: Torreskrage
German: Salvadorikrähe, Torreskrähe
English: Australian Crow, Torresian Crow, Torresian Crow (Torresian)
English, HBW: Torresian Crow
English (IOC): Torresian Crow
English (United States): Torresian Crow
Esperanto: Toresa korako
Spanish: Cuervo de Torres
Spanish (Spain): Cuervo de Torres
Spanish (HBW): Torresian Crow
Estonian: viljavares
Finnish: räpäyttäjävaris, savannivaris
French: Corbeau de Torres, Corbeau de Torrès, Corbeau de Torres (orru), Corneille de Torres
Croatian: bjelooka vrana
Hungarian: torresi varjú
Indonesian: Gagak Orru
Italian: Corvo di Torres
Japanese (romaji): minamigarasu
Japanese: ミナミガラス
Kirghiz: Австралия кузгуну
Scientific: Corvus orru, Corvus orru [orru Group], Corvus orru orru
Lithuanian: australinė varna
Dutch: Australische Kraai
Norwegian Nynorsk: Australkråke
Norwegian: Australkråke
Polish: wrona papuaska
Portuguese: gralha-da-torrésia
Portuguese (Portugal): gralha-de-torres
Russian: Австралийский ворон, Сахульская ворона
Slovak: vrana orru
Serbian: Toreska vrana
Swedish: Australkråka, torreskråka
Turkish: Torres kargası
Tatar: Австралия козгыны
Ukrainian: Ворона австралійська
Chinese: 澳洲鸦
Chinese (Traditional): 澳洲鴉

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