Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus)
About the Fish Crow
The fish crow (Corvus ossifragus) is a species of crow associated with wetland habitats in the eastern and southeastern United States. The fish crow was given its binomial name by the Scottish ornithologist Alexander Wilson in 1812, in the fifth volume of his American Ornithology. The binomial is from Latin; Corvus means "raven", while ossifragus means "bone-breaker". It is derived from os or ossis, meaning "bone", and frangere, meaning "to break". The English-language common name fish crow also derives from Wilson, who ascribed the name to the crow's aquatic diet, as described to him by local fishermen. He distinguished the fish crow from John Bartram's great seaside crow by the former's diminutive size when compared to the American crow.
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Similar species
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchosrecording
- Australian RavenCorvus coronoidesprofile
- Banggai CrowCorvus unicolorprofile
- Bismarck CrowCorvus insularisprofile
- Bougainville CrowCorvus meekiprofile
- Brown-headed CrowCorvus fuscicapillusprofile
Species grouped by shared genus, family and range.