Definition

1. Noun:
   • White-collared crow: A species of crow (Corvus torquatus) characterized by a distinctive white band or "collar" on the lower neck and upper breast, contrasting with its otherwise black plumage. It is a bird found in parts of East Asia.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Tôi nhìn thấy một con quạ khoang đang đậu trên cành cây. (I saw a white-collared crow perching on a tree branch.)
  • Quạ khoang là một loài chim thuộc họ Quạ. (The white-collared crow is a bird species in the crow family.)

Advanced Usage

• Scientific context: The term is used in ornithology and zoology to specifically identify this species.
  • Corvus torquatus, hay quạ khoang, phân bố chủ yếu ở Trung Quốc và Việt Nam. (Corvus torquatus, or the white-collared crow, is primarily distributed in China and Vietnam.)

Variants and Related Words

• Quạ (n): Crow. The general term for birds of the genus .
• Quạ đen (n): Carrion crow or large-billed crow ().
• Khoang cổ (n): Collared; having a band of color around the neck. This phrase describes the key physical feature.

Synonyms

• Corvus torquatus: The scientific (Latin) name for the species.
• Collared crow: An alternative English common name.

Related Phrases

• Chim có khoang cổ trắng: A bird with a white collar (a descriptive phrase).
  • Đó không phải là quạ thường, mà là một loài chim có khoang cổ trắng. (That's not a common crow, but a bird with a white collar.)

Related Idioms

(This specific bird name is a zoological term and is not commonly used in Vietnamese idioms. Idioms typically use the general word "quạ".)

1. White-collared crow