Corvus [brachyrhynchos or ossifragus] (American/Fish Crow)

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American/Fish Crow

Corvus [brachyrhynchos or ossifragus]

Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Corvidae
Genus:
   null
Scientific:
  Corvus [brachyrhynchos or ossifragus]

Original description

Citation:

Reference:

Protonym:

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
C80340E40B552101

Avibase ID:
avibase-C80340E4

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/C80340E4

Taxonomic Serial Number:

English:
American or Fish Crow
Bulgarian:
Американска врана / Врана рибар
Catalan:
cornella nord-americana/pescadora
Czech:
vrána americká/rybí
Danish:
Amerikansk Krage/Fiskekrage
German:
Amerika-/Fischkrähe
Spanish:
Cuervo Americano/Pescador
Spanish (Spain):
Cuervo americano/pescador
Estonian:
ameerika vares/kalavares
Finnish:
amerikanvaris/kalastajavaris
French:
Corneille d'Amérique ou C. de rivage
Croatian:
američka/obalna vrana
Icelandic:
Stúf-/veiðikráka
Japanese:
アメリカガラス／ウオガラス
Dutch:
Amerikaanse kraai/Viskraai
Norwegian:
amerikakråke/fiskekråke
Polish:
wrona amerykańska/rybożerna
Portuguese (Portugal):
gralha-americana/gralha-pesqueira
Russian:
Американская ворона/Рыбная ворона
Slovak:
vrana krátkozobá/rybárska
Serbian:
Američka vrana/američka riblja vrana
Swedish:
amerikans kråka/fiskkråka
Turkish:
Amerika/Balıkçı Karga
Ukrainian:
Ворона американська/берегова

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): American or Fish Crow ( Corvus [brachyrhynchos or ossifragus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): American or Fish Crow ( Corvus [brachyrhynchos or ossifragus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): American or Fish Crow ( Corvus [brachyrhynchos or ossifragus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): American or Fish Crow ( Corvus [brachyrhynchos or ossifragus])
eBird version 2021: American/Fish Crow ( Corvus brachyrhynchos/ossifragus)
eBird version 2022: American/Fish Crow ( Corvus brachyrhynchos/ossifragus)
eBird version 2023: American/Fish Crow ( Corvus brachyrhynchos/ossifragus)
eBird version 2024: American/Fish Crow ( Corvus brachyrhynchos/ossifragus)
eBird version 2025: American/Fish Crow ( Corvus brachyrhynchos/ossifragus)

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (slash)

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Corvus brachyrhynchos (taxon group)
Corvus ossifragus (taxon group)

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