Indian Jungle Crow

A jungle crow perched on a water dish.

Common name: Indian jungle crow

Scientific name: Corvus culminatus

Scientific classification: Kingdom: Animalia
                                         Phylum: Chordata
                                         Class: Aves
                                         Order: Passeriformes
                                         Family: Corvidae
                                         Genus: Corvus
                                         Species: Culminatus

Type of species: Indigenous

Distribution: This species of Indian fowl is widespread across the mainland south of the foothills of the Himalayas, east of the desert regions of north-western India and having an eastern limit around Bengal. The species is also found in Sri Lanka.

Habitat: Found throughout the region mentioned above.

Conservation status: Least concern

Sound recording: http://www.xeno-canto.org/211568
 
NOTE: This species is not to be confused with the house crow that have a grey neck.

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Source: wikipedia