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Corvus corone

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Description of Corvus corone:
De \'\'zwarte kraai\'\' (\'Corvus corone\') is een grote zangvogel die algemeen voorkomt in de Benelux. ==Uiterlijk== Een volwassen kraai is ongeveer 48 cm lang en weegt ongeveer 550 gram. Kraaien zijn groter dan kauwen en in tegenstelling tot de laatste helemaal zwart, vaak met een wat groenige glans over de veren. Van de ongeveer even grote roeken zijn ze te onderscheiden doordat de laatsten een kaal stuk huid aan de basis van de snavel hebben, waardoor de snavel langer lijkt. Een roeksnavel is ook lichter van kleur dan de gitzwarte kraaiensnavel. Zwarte Kraaien 46 cm. Verenkleed geheel zwart, hetgeen het enige verschil is met Bonte Kraai. Te onderscheiden van veel grotere Raaf door geluid, rechte staart en gladde keel, en van juveniele Roek door zwaardere, minder puntige snavel en ontbreken van \'broek\'. Gewoonlijk alleen of in paren, behalve op slaapplaats. Opent hard voedsel (bijvoorbeeld krabben of noten) door het van enige hoogte naar beneden te laten vallen. Gewone roep een krassend \'kraah\'.



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Classification by
 

Cellular life [2]
 Eukaryota [1]
  Opisthokonts [1]
   Choanoflagellates and animals [1]
    Animalia [1]
     Epitheliates
      Bilateria
       Deuterostomia
        Chordata
         Craniata
          Vertebrata
           Gnathostomata
            Osteichthyes
             Sarcopterygii
              Tetrapoda
               Amniota
                Reptilia
                 Diapsida
                  Theropoda
                   Tetanurae
                    Coelurosauria
                     Maniraptora
                      Aves [1]
                       Passeriformes
                        Corvidae
                         Corvus
                         Corvus albicollis
                         Corvus albus
                         Corvus bennetti
                         Corvus boreus
                         Corvus brachyrhynchos
                         Corvus capensis
                         Corvus caurinus
                         Corvus corax [1]
                         Corvus corone [1]
                         Corvus coronoides
                         Corvus crassirostris
                         Corvus cryptoleucus
                         Corvus dauuricus
                         Corvus enca
                         Corvus florensis
                         Corvus frugilegus
                         Corvus fuscicapillus
                         Corvus hawaiiensis
                         Corvus imparatus
                         Corvus jamaicensis
                         Corvus kubaryi
                         Corvus leucognaphalus
                         Corvus levaillantii
                         Corvus macrorhynchos
                         Corvus meeki
                         Corvus mellori
                         Corvus monedula
                         Corvus moneduloides
                         Corvus nasicus
                         Corvus orru
                         Corvus ossifragus
                         Corvus palmarum
                         Corvus rhipidurus
                         Corvus ruficollis
                         Corvus sinaloae
                         Corvus splendens
                         Corvus tasmanicus
                         Corvus torquatus
                         Corvus tristis
                         Corvus typicus
                         Corvus unicolor
                         Corvus validus
                         Corvus woodfordi


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