| Eastern carrion crow | |
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| Corvus corone orientalis in Aomori, Japan. | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Corvidae |
| Genus: | Corvus |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | C. c. orientalis |
| Trinomial name | |
| Corvus corone orientalis Eversmann, 1841 | |
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Theeastern carrion crow (Corvus corone orientalis, originally a separate speciesC.orientalis) is a member of thecrowfamily and a subspecies of thecarrion crow. Differences from the nominate subspecies include a larger size, at a length about 500 millimetres (20 in), and more graduated outertail feathers. The eastern carrion crow is found in Siberia from the Yenisei to Japan, south to Central Asia, Afghanistan, Eastern Iran, Kashmir, Tibet and northern China. They generally lay three to five eggs in trees or buildings. The eggs show no difference from the nominate subspecies.[1]
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