Corvus brachyrhynchos
 (L 17.5" WS 39" WT 1 lb)
American Crow
Young may stay with parents
4-5 yrs....may be biggest
victim of West Nile Virus.
Illinois Beach St Pk
Zion
15Sept10
The black crow thinketh
her own birds white
     (Gavin Douglas)
© Audubon
Society
Corvus in Latin means raven;
brachrhynchos in Greek means
short bill.
© BirdNote,
Frances Wood
© Cornell
Ornithology
© Audubon
compare to
Raven croak