House Crow
Corvus splendens
Also known as: Indian House Crow
Habitat
Ground
Diet
VertFishScav
Active Time
Diurnal
Size
293 g
About This Species
Look for a grey-naped, black-bodied crow scavenging boldly around markets, rubbish tips and rooftops in towns and cities across South Asia, where it is strongly associated with human settlement. Highly social, it gathers in noisy flocks at communal roosts, especially in the evening, and rarely strays far from urban and coastal areas. Any time of year offers reliable views given its year-round urban presence and confident behaviour around people.
Ethical Viewing Guidelines
- A distance of a few metres is generally sufficient, as this species is highly habituated to people, though nests should not be disturbed during the breeding season.
- It is native to South Asia but has become invasive in parts of East Africa, the Middle East and elsewhere, where it is often subject to active culling or control programmes rather than protection, so local status differs sharply by country.
- Avoid feeding this species in areas where it is invasive, since supplementary food accelerates its spread and impact on native birds.
LCAvesPasseriformesCorvidae
Seasonal Activity
1,477,921 sightings · 2000–2026
Citizen science records via GBIF
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Corvidae
Traits
- Diet
- VertFishScav
- Foraging
- Ground
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Body mass
- 293 g
Photo
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Occurrence data from GBIF.