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The jungle crow (''Corvus macrorhynchos''), is a widespread Asian species of crow. It is very adaptable and is able to survive on a wide range of food sources, making it capable of colonizing new areas, due to which it is often considered a nuisance, especially on islands. It has a large bill which is the source of its scientific name ''macrorhynchos'' (Ancient Greek for "large beak"), and it is sometimes known by the common names large-billed crow or thick-billed crow. It can also be mistaken for a raven. Johann Georg Wagler first described the species from a holotype obtained from Java in the year 1827 〔(The Internet Bird Collection )〕 ==Subspecies== It has 11 subspecies, and some of these are distinctive vocally, morphologically and genetically, leading to treatments that raise several of these to species status.〔Madge, S. C. (2009). Large-billed Crow (Corvus macrorhynchos). pp. 631-632 in: del Hoyo, J., A. Elliott, & D. A. Christie. eds. (2009). ''Handbook of the Birds of the World. Bush-shrikes to Old World Sparrows.'' Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-84-96553-50-7.〕〔Martens, J, Böhner, J & Hammerschmidt, K. (2000). Calls of the Jungle Crow (''Corvus macrorhynchos'' s.l.) as a taxonomic character. ''J. Ornithol.'' 141:275-284.〕 *''C. m. colonorum'' *''C. m. connectens'' *''C. (m.) culminatus'' – Indian jungle crow *''C. m. intermedius'' *''C. m. japonensis'' *''C. m. levaillantii'' – Eastern jungle crow *''C. m. macrorhynchos'' – large-billed crow *''C. m. mandschuricus'' *''C. m. osai'' *''C. m. philippinus'' *''C. m. tibetosinensis'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jungle crow」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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