khwa ta

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ཁྭ་ཏ
crow; crow, raven, magpie [RY]

crow, corvus macrorhynchus tibetosinensis kleinschmidt, tibetan magpie [JV]

crow, raven, magpie [IW]

crow [IW]

CM: bya pho rog las chung ba'i bya nag cig, a black bird which is smaller than the male bya rog. � khwa ta thams cad mdog nag yin, All khwa ta are black. [mss] [RY]

(med) Crow (Corvus spp, Corvus macrorhynchos) (Drungtso 1999, David Holler)
Synonym : kha ta (Drungtso 1999) kha dwa ('Phrin Las 1987)

khwa ta ni / bai sngon du bya nag zhes pa khwa ta yin par bshad / shing la gnas pa phug ron 'dra yang nag po 'ba' sgra mi snyan cing sib sib 'gro ba'o // shas gdon sel // (mDzes mtshar mig rgyan, print p 225)

Illustrations : 'Phrin Las 1987 (23_056) kha dwa. Jam-dpal (print p 225) khwa ta

"Corvids, crows, like the Large billed crow. Raven, crows, jays, magpies, all belong to the raven family. Members with strong caracteristics like jays or magpies (skya ga) have their own name. bya rog is the raven, Red- and Yellow-billed chough are skyung ka. khwa ta are all black birds smaller than raven and not being a Blackbird (bya nag)" (David Holler, tibetbirds.com).
Common ravens prefer open landscapes, such as treeless tundra, seacoasts, open riverbanks, rocky cliffs, mountain forests, plains, deserts, and scrubby woodlands, whereas their cousins, common crows tend to be found in areas more affected by human habitation. (animaldiversity.org).
Johannes Schmidt (talk) 14:58, 17 February 2024 (EST)