Friday, April 17, 2020

House Crow


House Crow (Corvus splendens)
Kingdom:         Animalia
Phylum:           Chordata
Class:               Aves
Order:              Passeriformes
Family:             Corvidae
Genus:             Corvus
Species:           C. splendens


The house crow (Corvus splendens), also known as the Indian, greynecked, Ceylon or Colombo crow. The nominate race C. s. splendens is found in Pakistan, India, Nepal and Bangladesh and has a grey neck collar. House crows feed largely on refuse around human habitations, small reptiles and mammals, and other animals such as insects and other small invertebrates, eggs, nestlings, grain and fruits. It lays 3–5 eggs in a typical stick nest. It is suspected that paramyxoviruses, such as PMV 1 that causes of Newcastle disease may be spread by Corvus splendens. 


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