American Crow

Corvus brachyrhynchos

The name just copies its harsh 'caw,' and its scientific name, Corvus brachyrhynchos, means 'short-beaked crow.'

Corvus is Latin for crow; brachyrhynchos is Greek for 'short beak.' In Greek myth the crow was once white, until Apollo turned it black in a rage over news of his lover's betrayal.