American Crow

Corvus brachyrhynchos

Order

PASSERIFORMES

Family

Crows and Jays (Corvidae)

Code 4

AMCR

Code 6

CORBRA

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: All-purpose
Eye Color: Steel gray to blue-gray in young, turning gray, then brown, and eventually dark brown at maturity.
Head Pattern: Plain
Crown Color: Black
Forehead Color: Black
Nape Color: Black
Throat Color: Black
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 44 cm (17.5 in)
Weight: 453 g (16 oz)
Size: 4. Large (16 - 32 in)
Color Primary: Black
Underparts: Black with iridescent blue sheen.
Upperparts: Black with iridescent blue sheen.
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Slow steady delierate direct flight with deep wing beats., Glides with slight dihedral from altitude to perch or ground, between perches, and from perch to ground.
Wingspan Range: 84-102 cm (33-40 in)
Wing Shape: Rounded-Wings
Tail Shape: Fan-shaped Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid
Upper Tail: Black with iridescent blue and green sheen.
Under Tail: Black
Leg Color: Black

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