Carrion crow
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| phylum | Chordata | The Carrion Crow is split into two sub-species, one common in Europe the other in East Asia. The plumage of Carrion Crow is black with a green or purple sheen, much greener than the gloss of the Rook. The bill, legs and feet are also black. It can be distinguished from the Common Raven by its size (48–52 cm or 18 to 21 inches in length) and from the Hooded Crow by its black plumage, but there is frequent confusion between it and the Rook. The beak of the Crow is stouter and in consequence looks shorter, and whereas in the adult Rook the nostrils are bare, those of the Crow are covered at all ages with bristle-like feathers.
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| clade | Diapsida | |
| Class | Aves | |
| order | Passeriformes | |
| family | Corvidae | |
| genus | Corvus | |
| species | C. corone |
