Crows (Corvidae)

Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus) - HBW 14, p. 628

French: Corneille de rivage German: Fischkrähe Spanish: Cuervo Pescador

Taxonomy: Corvus ossifragus A. Wilson, 1812, Great Egg Harbor [= Beasley's Point, New Jersey], USA.
Preliminary genetic analysis suggests that this species may be part of a clade of Asian/Pacific taxa that includes also C. imparatus and C. sinaloae. Monotypic.

Distribution: E & SE coastal reaches of USA from coastal Maine S throughout Florida, W across Louisiana border into E Texas, in W extending N along major rivers into Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois and Indiana.