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Corvus brachyrhynchos (American crow)

Osteichthyes - Passeriformes - Corvidae

Taxonomy
Corvus brachyrhynchos was named by Brehm (1822). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. antecorvax, C. coronoides, C. cryptoleucas, C. neomexicanus, C. noriorum

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Corvus brachyrhynchos Brehm
1858Corvus caurinus Baird
1930Corvus brachyrhynchos Hay p. 356
1931Corvus brachyrhynchos Wetmore
1940Corvus brachyrhynchos Wetmore p. 72
1940Corvus caurinus Wetmore p. 72
1942Corvus brachyrhynchos Miller and DeMay p. 124
1942Corvus caurinus Miller and DeMay p. 125
1956Corvus brachyrhynchos Wetmore p. 92
1956Corvus caurinus Wetmore p. 93
2004Corvus brachyrhynchos Broughton p. 29
2017Corvus brachyrhynchos Clements et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
RankNameAuthor
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Saurischia()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
orderPasseriformesLinnaeus 1758
familyCorvidaeVigors 1825
genusCorvus
speciesbrachyrhynchosBrehm 1822

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Corvus brachyrhynchos Brehm 1822 [American crow]
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Invalid names: Corvus caurinus Baird 1858 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: volantf
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 17:35:15
Modified: 2009-01-03 19:35:15
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Lein 1972, Marsh 1875

Age range: base of the Irvingtonian to the top of the Holocene or 1.40000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (35 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Florida) Corvus brachyrhynchos (20350)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Colorado) Corvus brachyrhynchos (152653)
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014USA (Florida) Corvus brachyrhynchos (20491)
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014USA (California) Corvus brachyrhynchos, Corvus caurinus (152008) Corvus caurinus (161536 192630)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Corvus brachyrhynchos (103991)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Corvus brachyrhynchos (154722)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Texas) Corvus brachyrhynchos (85142)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Texas) Corvus brachyrhynchos (93103)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Corvus brachyrhynchos, Corvus caurinus (190077) Corvus caurinus (218989)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Wyoming) Corvus brachyrhynchos (93277)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Corvus brachyrhynchos (20573 20595)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Georgia) Corvus brachyrhynchos (84190)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Corvus brachyrhynchos (154771)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Corvus brachyrhynchos (155393)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (California) Corvus brachyrhynchos (194905 194906 194907 194908 194909 194910 194911 194912 194913 194914 194916 194925 194926 194927 194928)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Ohio) Corvus brachyrhynchos (195062 195066)