Kingdom Animalia Class Aves Family Corvidae Scientific name Corvus cornix capellanus | Phylum Chordata Order Passeriformes Genus Corvus Rank Subspecies | |
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Similar Bismarck crow, Bougainville crow, Eastern carrion crow, Somali crow, Sinaloa crow | ||
The Mesopotamian crow (Corvus cornix capellanus), also known as the Iraq pied crow, is a bird species of the Corvus genus. The Mesopotamian crow is native to the region of Mesopotamia, in southern Iraq and southwest Iran, between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
The Mesopotamian crow is a subspecies of the hooded crow (Corvus cornix), but is also sometimes distinguished as its own species of crow, as it is characterized by its pied coloration.
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