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Corvus fuscicapillus  G. R. Gray, 1859
Taxonomic Serial No.: 559500

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Corvus fuscicapillus fuscicapillus G. R. Gray, 1859
  
    Corvus fuscicapillus megarhynchus Bernstein, 1864
  
  Common Name(s): Brown-headed Crow [English]
  
    Corneille à tête brune [French]
  
    gralha-de-cabeça-castanha [Portuguese]
  
    Cuervo cabecipardo [Spanish]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderPasseriformes  – Perching Birds, passereaux  
                            FamilyCorvidae Leach, 1820 – crows, jays, magpies, corneilles, geais, pies  
                               GenusCorvus Linnaeus, 1758 – Crows  
                                  SpeciesCorvus fuscicapillus G. R. Gray, 1859 – Brown-headed Crow, Corneille à tête brune, gralha-de-cabeça-castanha, Cuervo cabecipardo  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.  
  Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999   
  Reference for: Corvus fuscicapillus    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: IOC World Bird List (version 15.1), website (version 15.1)  
  Acquired: 2025   
  Notes: Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen, eds. 2025. IOC World Bird List (v 15.1. Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 03 Mar 2025]. doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.14.1   
  Reference for: Corvus fuscicapillus, Brown-headed Crow [English]   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright  
  Publication Date: 2006   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Birds of the World: Recommended English Names   
  Page(s): ix + 259   
  Publisher: Princeton University Press   
  Publication Place: Princeton, New Jersey, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-691-12827-8   
  Notes: Includes a CD-ROM with the full dataset   
  Reference for: Corvus fuscicapillus, Brown-headed Crow [English]   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Gray, George Robert  
  Publication Date: 1859   
  Article/Chapter Title: List of Birds Lately Sent by Mr. A.R. Wallace from Dorey or Dorery, New Guinea   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, vol. 27   
  Page(s): 153-159   
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  Notes: Available online via Biodiversity Heritage Library at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44707449   
  Reference for: original description   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Australia  
       
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