Crow

Crow

 

Common Name: American Crow, Common Crow

 

Description: Size - The crow is 18 inches long with a 35-40 inch wingspan, it also has long legs

Skeleton - Endoskeleton

Symmetry - Bilateral Symmetry

Features - Usually lives for around 7 years, though some have lived to 14 in the wild. There are over 45 species of crows.

Taxonomy:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Aves

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

Genus: Corvus

Species: Brachyrhynchos

Ecology: Relationship to other organisms - Crows live in all types of trees. They are known to eat dead carcasses off the road and sidewalk, therefore feeding off of other organisms and helping humans keep the streets clean.

Interesting Features - Crows mate in the winter. Both male and female build the nest either high in a tree or on the ground. Males and females take turns sitting on the eggs to keep them warm. A flock of crows is called a "Murder."