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American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos

Interesting and Fun Facts: Crows make and use tools, such as; shaping a pick out of a small piece of wood and using it to get insects out of a hole. There is a dispute that the Northwestern Crow is the same as the American Crow, but on Vancouver Island, B.C. all crows are considered Northwestern. For our purposes I am blending the two, but on separate listings.

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Corvidae
Genus: Corvus

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Description

Length: 15.7-20.9 in (40-53 cm) Weight: 11.1-21.9 oz 316-620 g) Wingspan: 33.5-39.4 in (85-100 cm)

The American Crow is indistinguishable from the Northwestern Crow. They are all black with a rounded tail.

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Habitat, Range, and Feeding

The American Crow is found over most the North American continent, except parts of the southwest and all of Mexico.

Building nests are a family matter, sometimes with the help of their young from the year before. They nest in trees, shrubs, and blackberry thickets. Sometimes on the ground under trees, fallen trees, shrubs, tall grass, or grasses on cliffs. The nests are constructed from small branches less than 12 inches long; the lining can be anything from bark, pine needles, moss, grass to feathers, or fur. The clutch size is 3 to 7 eggs; that are pale bluish green, pale olive green, pearly gray-green, pale blue-gray, or pale blue. Sometimes with dull splotches of brown-green, burnt umber or a variations of light or dark olive colors.

They are omnivorous that like, amphibians, insects, invertebrates, small mammals and birds, bird eggs and young chicks. They will forage through human refuse and consume carrion; fruits and seeds balance their diet. The Crow is a social animal playing, and foraging in groups.

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