Jungle Crow
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The range of this species is extensive and stretches from the northeastern Asian seaboard to Afghanistan and eastern Iran in the west, and south to India down to the Malaysian peninsula in the southeast. The Philippines also have a regional form. It occurs in woodland, parks and gardens, cultivated regions with a least some trees, but is a bird of more open country in the south of it's range where it isn't in competition with the Raven and Carrion Crow of the north.
Extremely versatile in it's feeding, it will take food from the ground or in trees. Almost everything is fair game as anything small enough that is remotely edible, alive or dead, plant or animal will be investigated. It is also one of the most persistent species and is quite bold, especially in urban areas. It is well known for it's regular habit of killing domestic Chickens, more so than any other species of Crow.
Interestingly, the Japanese form is stated as rarely gliding or soaring, whereas the form from the Himalayas appears to relish it.
The nest is usually high up in a tree with a preference for tall Conifers like Fir or Pine. There are normally 3-5 eggs laid and they are incubated for 17-19 days. The young are fledged usually by about the 35th day.
The voice is similar to the House Crow with which it is closest to, but deeper and usually more resonant and described as the usual loud caaa-caaa-caaa.
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