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Tamaulipas Crow

Corvus imparatus

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 157, February 151, March 171, April 325, May 199, June 97, July 87, August 90, September 107, October 113, November 148, December 143.
United States1,787
Texas1,787
Mexico91
Tamaulipas58
Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave18
San Luis Potosi10
Hidalgo3
Nuevo Leon2

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.BIRDBASE avian traits database
  • Tool-usingUses tools to obtain food or solve problemsChecked by the maintainer
  • SmartDemonstrates problem-solving and learningChecked by the maintainer

Dietary

  • OmnivoreFeeds on both plants and animalsFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderPerching Birds · Passeriformes
FamilyCrows, Jays, and Magpies · Corvidae
GenusCrows and Ravens · Corvus

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